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| license: cc-by-sa-4.0 |
| task_categories: |
| - image-classification |
| - object-detection |
| tags: |
| - vortex |
| - fluid-dynamics |
| - astronomy |
| - nebula |
| - tornado |
| - waterspout |
| - CNN |
| - vortex-detection |
| pretty_name: Vortex Vision Training Data |
| size_categories: |
| - n<1K |
| --- |
| |
| # Vortex Vision Training Data |
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| Multi-scale vortex structure training images for the [vortex-vision](https://github.com/JimGalasyn/vortex-vision) CNN/GNN pipeline. |
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| ## Overview |
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| This dataset contains labeled images of vortex structures across physical scales, from atmospheric phenomena (tornadoes, waterspouts, jellyfish clouds) to astronomical objects (nebular pillars, proplyds, filaments). The goal is to train a neural network that identifies vortex morphologies (columns, rings, braids, Y-junctions, X-crossings, kinks) independent of scale and medium. |
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| ## Organization |
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| ``` |
| atmospheric/ |
| ├── waterspouts/ # Waterspout photographs |
| ├── tornadoes/ # Tornado photographs |
| └── clouds/ # Jellyfish clouds, funnel clouds |
| nebular/ |
| ├── pillars/ # Eagle Nebula, Carina, IC 1396A, etc. |
| ├── proplyds/ # Protoplanetary disks in Orion, etc. |
| ├── jets/ # Protostellar jets |
| └── filaments/ # Galactic center, dust lanes |
| laboratory/ # Smoke rings, PIV, superfluid He |
| simulation/ # GPE and Biot-Savart simulation outputs |
| ``` |
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| ## Catalog |
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| The catalog metadata (object definitions, observation records, feature annotations) is maintained in the main [vortex-vision](https://github.com/JimGalasyn/vortex-vision) repository under `data/catalog/` and `data/annotations/`. Image filenames in the catalog reference paths in this dataset. |
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| ## Key Objects |
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| | Object ID | Name | Scale | Features | |
| |-----------|------|-------|----------| |
| | neb_pillar_001 | IC 1396A Elephant Trunk | Nebular | Ring, braid, Y-junction, virga, self-similar sub-ring | |
| | atmo_waterspout_001 | Whitsunday Waterspout | Atmospheric | Resolved braid, ring at base and top | |
| | atmo_tornado_001 | Y-Junction Tornado | Atmospheric | Textbook Y-junction | |
| | atmo_waterspout_002 | Po River Delta Merger | Atmospheric | Time-resolved vortex reconnection (4 frames) | |
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| ## Vortex Feature Taxonomy |
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| - **Column**: Elongated vortex filament |
| - **Ring**: Toroidal vortex (ring vortex) |
| - **Braid**: Two or more filaments wound around shared axis |
| - **Y-junction**: Three filaments meeting at a point (merge or split) |
| - **X-crossing**: Two filaments crossing/reconnecting |
| - **Kink**: Sharp bend in a filament (possibly from embedded ring) |
| - **Kelvin wave**: Helical oscillation along a filament |
| - **Virga**: Entrained material draping from a ring vortex |
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| ## License |
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| Individual image licenses vary — see the observation catalog for per-image attribution and license information. Dataset structure and annotations are CC-BY-SA 4.0. |
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