There is no animation for this satellite. It's fairly boring even if it were. The Jet Stream is usually the most stable aspect of Antarctica. However, in this instance the 'winds' as noted below are affecting the Jet Stream. The winds are probably ionic and reaching quite high into the troposphere to cause this distrubance.

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The winds are driving the heat intrusion west to the ice sheet.

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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

The weather at Scott Base, Ross Island, Antarctica (Crystal Ice Chime) is:

 

Morning Papers - concluded

The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Ice Chime) is temperate:

Temperature :: 30 °F / -1 °C

Conditons :: Overcast

Humidity :: 86%

Dew Point :: 27 F / -3 C

Wind :: 5 mph / 7 km/h / 2.1 m/s from the East

Pressure :: 29.71 in / 1006 hPa

Windchill :: 25 F / -4 C

Visibility :: 8.0 miles / 12.9 kilometers

UV :: 0 out of 16

Clouds :: Scattered Clouds 100 ft / 30 m
Mostly Cloudy 1800 ft / 548 m
Overcast 3600 ft / 1097 m
(Above Ground Level)