this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2024
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What is this thing?

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Any idea what would cause this?

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[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I'm no weather expert, but because you've got a regular pattern around the radar (the circle) that really shouldn't appear in a normal weather condition, the beam may be getting grounded due to local conditions - see beam ducting.

The lil notch on the right is looks like it might be showing incomplete, conflicting, or out of bounds data. The site's map legend may have a decoder for that pattern.

https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/radar-beams

Or it could be the apocalypse, who am I to judge /j

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

A little area on the bottom right is definitely out of bounds area. It's right where the Indian exclusive economic zone ends. You can see its shape matches exactly on following map:

~~https://www.google.com/amp/s/mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/729723975289176064/maritime-zones-of-india-territorial-seas/amp~~

Please help me convert this, AMP bot.

https://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/729723975289176064/maritime-zones-of-india-territorial-seas

[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do we not have AMP bot anymore?

[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I dunno, I know it was a thing on Reddit, I don't think I've ever seen it over here. Maybe Google bonked them.

[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

That tracks, thanks!