The pulse registered as perturbations in the atmospheric pressure lasting several minutes as it moved over North America, India, Europe and many other places around the globe. Online, people followed the progress of the pulse in real time as observers posted their barometric observations to social media. The wave propagated around the whole world and back in about 35 hours.
Author Archives: Kevin Hamilton/University of Hawaii
Kevin Hamilton has had a career of research and teaching in the atmospheric sciences spanning four decades. His research interests include the general circulation of the atmosphere, stratospheric meteorology, dynamics of planetary atmospheres, climate variability, climate change and the history of the atmospheric sciences.