June 26, 2007
12:00 PM
Antarctica Surface Winds (click on for loop)
Quiet in this image. Why would that be? The meandering at higher latitudes of jet stream transmit 'what' to the lower air mass? It transmits 'inertia.' There is some air movement on 'loop' but that is true of any fluid. The only time fluid is completely 'still' is when it's in a jar. Why is that? Because fluid in a jar is not exposed to any other dynamics unless the jar moves or is moved/shaken. Therefore, fluid in a jar is in it's natural state of 'inertia.'
June 26, 2007
6:00 gmt
Antarctica Jet Stream
There is some air movement onto the ice continent but the majority of the air is contained in a meandering vortex in an undisturbed circulation around the ice due to the Coriolis Effect (The spinning of Earth.) Where there is 'incoming' air, it doesn't remain that way for long, does it? It runs up against the frigid higher latitudes at 9 to 10 thousand feet, becomes as cold as the existing air and returns to the air surrounding the continent. The reason there is a disturbance at all is because air has mass. It is fluid. Where a larger mass collides with a denser mass there is some movement as the density of the larger mass experiences changes TOWARD inertia. If it weren't for the Coriolis of Earth there would be dear little air movement at all.
June 26, 2007
1316 gmt
Southern Hemispheric Pole (not quite to the equator)
Where are the vortices today? Realizing Antarctica is in complete darkness where are the vortices and why?
Got it figured out?
Look at this. This is Antarctica in complete darkness:
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
Elevation :: 9285 ft / 2830 m
Temperature :: -82 °F / -63 °C
Conditions :: Snow
Wind :: 7 mph / 11 km/h / from the ENE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 7.0 miles / 11.0 kilometers
Clouds :: Scattered Clouds 1181 ft / 360 m
(Above Ground Level)
Raw METAR
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 7 mph / 11 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 60° (ENE)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
Clean Air, Antarctica
Temperature :: -81 °F / -63 °C
Humidity :: N/A%
Pressure :: 28.03 in / 949 hPa
Conditions :: Ice Crystals
Winds :: NE at 7 mph / 11 km/h / 3.1 m/s
Time of Day :: 11:50 PM NZST
Local Time :: 1:45 PM GMT
Lat/Lon :: 89.9° S 0.0° W
Tropical Weather:
North Indian Ocean :: Tropical Cyclone 03b
Length Of Visible Light :: 0h 00m
Length of Day :: 0h 00m
Tomorrow will be 0m 0s shorter.
Siple Dome, AA
Temperature :: -22 °F / -30 °C
Wind :: Calm
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 28.71 in / 972 hPa (Rising)
Aviation
Flight Rule :: NA
Wind Speed :: 0 mph / 0 km/h /
Wind Dir :: N/A
Ceiling :: -
Vostok, Antarctica
Time of Day :: 6:00 PM VOST
Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m
Temperature :: -78 °F / -61 °C
Humidity :: 63%
Dew Point :: -81 °F / -63 °C
Wind :: 5 mph / 7 km/h / from the WNW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 5 mph / 7 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 300° (WNW)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
The warmest spots:
Centro Met. Antartico " Pdte. Eduardo Frei ", Antarctica
Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m
Temperatures :: 24 °F / -4 °C
Conditons :: Partly Cloudy
Humidity :: 78%
Dew Point :: 20 °F / -7 °C
Wind :: 12 mph / 18 km/h / from the West
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 29.61 in / 1002 hPa (Steady)
Visibility :: 9.0 miles / 15.0 kilometers
Clouds:
Scattered Clouds 1575 ft / 480 m
Scattered Clouds 6890 ft / 2100 m
(Above Ground Level)
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 12 mph / 18 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 280° (West)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
King Sejong, Antarctica
Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m
Temperature :: 23 °F / -5 °C
Conditions :: Partly Cloudy
Humidity :: 82%
Dew Point :: 20 °F / -7 °C
Wind :: 16 mph / 26 km/h / from the NW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 29.56 in / 1001 hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 16 mph / 26 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 320° (NW)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
THE REASON the vortices are at higher latitudes while Antarctica is in complete darkness is because the air over Antarctica is achieving 'inertia' without the disturbance of the sun transmitting heat to the surface of Earth. At the surface of Earth, the sunlight reflected back to the troposphere is 'converted' into Infrared. What do we know about infrared? It makes things hot. Hot air rises and cold air sinks because of the change in 'density.'
The higher latitudes away from Antarctica are still receiving heat and experiencing air and water turbulence. Antarctica is not.
When Antarctica is in complete darkness there is no more heating, rising and sinking air. The air mass is achieving inertia. Inertia allows the frigid temperatures to solidify ice and make ice 'structures' without disturbance. Solid ice is good ice. Biotic Antarctica. Important. Very important.
