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Monday, July 09, 2007
It's cold all over the Ice Continent. This is the best I have seen Antarctica in years.
July 9, 2007
1918 gmt
South Pole Satellite
The heat transfer vortices are impinging on lower latitudes. The sun is coming back south again.
July 9, 2007
3:00 PM
Surface Winds Image (24 hour loop - click here)
True to form, the turbulence of the upper troposphere has translated into more turbulent surface winds. Nothing like spreading the snow around evenly.
July 9, 2007
Jet Stream Satellite.
There really seem to be a vortex intrusion at the higher elevations over Antarctica in other satellite, this could be self generated turbulence because of changing temperatures with such cold temperatures. The humidity satellite however shows 60% on average around the continent, that could be attributed to 'snow' which is absolutely necessary to recharge all the ice formations of Antarctica.
Click here for 24 hour loop
The loop is missing the 9 PM and 12 AM images. It's impressive then to realize the continent is maintaining it's coldness. All the reporting stations are below 0 C. Nice.
The warmest stations are:
Palmer Station, Antarctica
Time :: July 9, 2007 @ 2:00 PM CLT
Elevation :: 26 ft / 8 m
Temperature :: 20 °F / -6 °C
Conditions :: Snow
Humidity :: 42%
Dew Point :: 7 °F / -14 °C
Wind :: 4 mph / 7 km/h / from the ENE Wind Gust:
Pressure:29.65 in / 1004 hPa (Rising)
Visibility:10.0 miles / 16.0 kilometers
Raw METAR
Aviation
Flight Rule:VFR ()
Wind Speed:4 mph / 7 km/h /
Wind Dir:70° (ENE)
Ceiling:100000 ft / 100000 m
Base Orcadas, Antarctica
Time :: July 9, 2007 @ 4 PM GST
Elevation :: 20 ft / 6 m
Temperature :: 21 °F / -6 °C
Conditions :: Snow
Humidity :: 91%
Dew Point :: 19 °F / -7 °C
Wind :: 21 mph / 33 km/h / from the South
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: 28.95 in / 980 hPa (Rising)
Visibility :: 0.0 miles / 0.8 kilometers
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds:
Mostly Cloudy 492 ft / 150 m
Scattered Clouds 1476 ft / 450 m
(Above Ground Level)
Aviation
Flight Rule :: LIFR ()
Wind Speed :: 21 mph / 33 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 180° (South)
Ceiling :: 500 ft / 150 m
Length of Day according to:
Clean Air, Antarctica
Length Of Visible Light:
0h 00m
Length of Day
0h 00m
Tomorrow will be 0m 0s shorter.
The Russians are holding the cold record for the continent this week. Show offs.
Vostok, Antarctica
Time :: July 9. 2007 @ 12:00 AM VOST
Elevation :: 11220 ft / 3420 m
Temperature :: -78 °F / -61 °C
Humidity :: 63%
Dew Point :: -81 °F / -63 °C
Wind :: 6 mph / 9 km/h / from the SW
Wind Gust :: -
Pressure :: in / hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 12.0 miles / 20.0 kilometers
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR ()
Wind Speed :: 6 mph / 9 km/h /
Wind Dir :: 230° (SW)
Ceiling :: 100000 ft / 100000 m
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This is not just a matter of summer time or winter time. The icefield's integrity has been destroyed. There is no 'recharge' to this glacier.
Grinnell Glacier 1938
Grinnell Glaicer 2006
Link :: http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/repeatphoto/overview.htm
The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:
July 7, 2007
Glacier Park, Montana
This is a national atrocity. It is 'the shame' of a DEMOCRACY. Anyone getting 'the picture' here? And the current administration has the 'gall' to invoke the name of God on a regular basis while they pursue oil wars that cause the death of a benevolent Earth. They NEVER invoked the name of God when addressing the environment or their deregulating policies. Regulation is necessary. It is a matter of having a country 'worthy' of global scrutiny. The Republicans DON'T 'walk the walk' but simply 'talk the walk.' It's called propaganda.
July 4, 2007
Water Fall Glacier Park, Montana
There are not only NO glaciers in Montana, there is no waterfall either.
July 4, 2007
Sun Road Glacier Park
Photographer states :: It was quite hot even at that altitude
Glacier Park in Montana has long since been absent of glaciers. It is at a lower latitude than Glacier Bay National Park and should have been an early warning signal that something is very "W"rong with Earth. There hasn't been the tourist attracting glaciers for decades. To that end the park has transformed itself into an information center. It should be transformed into a center of global awareness regarding Human Induced Global Warming.
Time :: July 7, 2007 at 0216
Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m
Temperature :: 52 �F / 11 �C
Conditions :: Mostly Cloudy
Humidity :: 82%
Dew Point :: 46 �F / 8 �C
Wind :: Calm
Pressure :: 30.21 in / 1023 hPa (Steady)
Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds:
Few 3300 ft / 1005 m
Mostly Cloudy 4000 ft / 1219 m
Mostly Cloudy 4800 ft / 1463 m
(Above Ground Level)
Aviation
Flight Rule :: VFR (PAGS)
Wind Speed :: 0 mph / 0 km/h / 0.0 m/s
Wind Dir :: N/A
Ceiling :: 4000 ft / 1219 m