March 12, 2007
The heat intrusion is finding it's way to WAIS. It did this over the weekend. It occurs on satellite at 12 PM at 12 o'clock; 12 AM at 6 o'clock and 6 AM at 8 o'clock.
Amundsen-scott, Antarctica
Time :: 12:50 AM NZDT
Elevation :: 9285 ft / 2830 m
Temperature :: -76 °F / -60 °C
Conditions :: Snow / Ice Crystals / Slow drifting snow
Wind :: 10 mph / 17 km/h / from the East
Visibility :: 3.0 miles / 4.8 kilometers
Clouds :: Few 2953 ft / 900 m
(Above Ground Level)
Vostok, Antarctica
Time :: 6:00 PM VOST
Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m
Temperature :: -64 °F / -53 °C
Conditions :: Clear
Humidity :: 33%
Dew Point :: -73 °F / -58 °C
Wind :: 12 mph / 18 km/h / from the North
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Palmer Station, Antarctica
Time :: 8:00 AM CLT
Elevation :: 26 ft / 8 m
Temperature :: 30 °F / -1 °C
Conditions :: Drizzle (Huh? Drizzle? At -58 C? Oh, really. Oh, wait that was Vostok that was -59 C. That's right this is a temperate station that rarely has more then temperate conditions due to Human Induced Global Warming. I guess drizzle is water and not ice, huh? I guess it's just a heat intrusion, huh?)
Humidity :: 81%
Dew Point :: 26 °F / -3 °C
Wind :: 2 mph / 4 km/h / from the North
Pressure :: 29.44 in / 997 hPa (Steady)
Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.0 kilometers
