November 17, 2007
0710 gmt
West Pacific Satellite
The areas of Earth able to sustain enough water vapor to transfer heat are the tropics. The tropical systems are having their water vapor removed to the poles to attempt to thermoregulate the troposphere.
November 17, 2007
0331 gmt
Pacific Global Satellite
The heat onto Antarctica is coming directly from the equator.
November 16, 2007
0600 gmt
Antarctica Jet Stream
The story regarding the massive shift in climate over Antarctica started November 11, 2007 (see animation here) as a large upper wind heat transfer occurred taking the frigid air offshore. That occured at 1 o'clock while at the same time and opposite that air movement an onshore heat transfer system at 7 o'clock approached the upper troposphere. Antarctica is receiving a lot of climate change. Lot of sublimination of it's ice and impacts on any biotic balance.
November 17, 2007
0600
Antarctica Surface Wind Map (click here for animation)
There is nothing but on shore winds over East Antarctica and that holds true for most of the continent bringing far warmer tempertures to the continent. The wind distribution is patchy. There are calm winds in some areas while Mawson an Australian station is receiving near 50 mph winds at 33 feet elevation.
The frigid cold over Antarctica is gone. It was being pushed off the continent over the Blue Ice further to East Antarctica and this week the deep frigid aire is gone. The currently coldest temperature is -42 Fahrenheit/-41 C. That is blastedly scary.
November 17, 2007
0300 UTC
Antarctica Temperature Satellite
There a few views missing on the animated satellite. Missing are 6 AM, 9AM and 6 PM. On animation the satellite reflects the warmest temperatures Antarctica has ever sustained that I have witnessed. The temperature over the entire Polar Plateau is in the Negative Forties. Cold, but, for Antarctica not cold enough. The humidity map on animation (click here) reveals a majority of high levels of humidity due to sublimination of the ice.
The warmest reporting stations are ::
Base Jubany, Antarctica
6:00 AM GMT
Elevation :: 13 ft / 4 m
Temperature :: 33 °F / 0 °C
Conditions :: Mist
Humidity :: 95%
Dew Point: :: 32 °F / 0 °C
Wind :: 23 mph / 37 km/h from the SW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 29.07 in / 984 hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 2.0 miles / 4.0 kilometers
Clouds:
Scattered Clouds 492 ft / 150 m
Mostly Cloudy 9843 ft / 3000 m
(Above Ground Level)
King Sejong, Antarctica
6:00 AM GMT
Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m
Temperature :: 33 °F / 0 °C
Conditions :: Overcast
Humidity :: 73%
Dew Point :: 28 °F / -2 °C
Wind :: 12 mph / 18 km/h from the ENE
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 29.03 in / 983 hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
UV :: 0 out of 16
The Coldest Reporting Stations are :
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
6:50 PM NZDT
Elevation :: 9285 ft / 2830 m
Temperature :: -41 °F / -41 °C
Conitions :: Clear
Wind :: 8 mph / 13 km/h from the East
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 7.0 miles / 11.0 kilometers
Clouds :: Few 5906 ft / 1800 m
(Above Ground Level)
Henry, United States
2:20 AM GMT
Elevation :: 9039 ft / 2755 m
Temperature :: -37 °F / -38 °C
Wind :: 7 mph / 11 km/h from the East
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Rising)
Never saw Vostok this warm.
Vostok, Antarctica
12:00 PM VOST
Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m
Temperature :: -34 °F / -37 °C
Humidity :: 46%
Dew Point :: -42 °F / -41 °C
Wind :: 18 mph / 30 km/h from the SW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
