Katharine M. Kanak, PhD
@kmkanak.bsky.social
Atmospheric Scientist. Former Adjunct Associate Professor and Research Scientist, School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma. LES, dust devils on Earth and Mars, supercells, tornadoes, mammatus, hail, and cloud physics.
Observational Study of Cool-Mist Jet-Flow Dynamics…
December 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Observational Study of Cool-Mist Jet-Flow Dynamics…
Great paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Great paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Finally captured a blue swallowtail butterfly in a photo today.
May 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Finally captured a blue swallowtail butterfly in a photo today.
Redbuds in full bloom
March 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Redbuds in full bloom
Reposted by Katharine M. Kanak, PhD
Here's wider view 😊🌪️
Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
February 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Here's wider view 😊🌪️
Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Reposted by Katharine M. Kanak, PhD
Oh, this?
Just a dust devil, seen from orbit.
From Mars orbit. And the dust devil is 20 kilometres tall.
Just a dust devil, seen from orbit.
From Mars orbit. And the dust devil is 20 kilometres tall.
February 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Oh, this?
Just a dust devil, seen from orbit.
From Mars orbit. And the dust devil is 20 kilometres tall.
Just a dust devil, seen from orbit.
From Mars orbit. And the dust devil is 20 kilometres tall.
Reposted by Katharine M. Kanak, PhD
This has to be the clearest and most detailed dust devil I’ve yet seen captured. Amazing!
The Perseverance rover captured some pretty massive dust devils earlier today. That large one in the foreground was at least 500m high. #PlanetSci
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß
January 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This has to be the clearest and most detailed dust devil I’ve yet seen captured. Amazing!
Congratulations to Roger Edwards on a brilliant career of service and contributions to our science. I wish him all the best in this next chapter.
It’s the end of an era today, as SPC lead forecaster Roger Edwards retires after more than 3 decades of service. I’ve spent 15 years, most of my career and more than a third of my life, working with Roger. He’s been a friend, mentor, and family. His contributions to the science are many and lasting.
December 31, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Congratulations to Roger Edwards on a brilliant career of service and contributions to our science. I wish him all the best in this next chapter.
Our paper was just published in final form in Wea. Forecasting, “Environmental Conditions Associated with Long-Track Tornadoes.” journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
journals.ametsoc.org
December 27, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Our paper was just published in final form in Wea. Forecasting, “Environmental Conditions Associated with Long-Track Tornadoes.” journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
Nice day for sparrows, house finches and wrens.
December 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Nice day for sparrows, house finches and wrens.