just finished reading Divine Wind

[marathoner452]

Did you know that the strength of a hurricane is dependent not just on the warmth of the ocean/Gulf water but on the depth of that warm water? Therefore, if a storm tracks over a deep warm current, a pocket of particularly hot water, or shallow water, it can explode into a catastrophic storm very quickly. Especially if the storm is moving slowly.

Basically, over most of the ocean/Gulf there’s a relatively thin (up to 100 meters) layer of warm water on top of much cooler water. In shallow water this layer extends all the way down to the bottom. It’s very difficult and expensive to measure the depth of this layer on a regular enough basis to greatly improve the accuracy of storm forecasts.

There’s your meteorology lesson for the day. Hopefully hurricane season will continue to be quiet and you won’t need to know all that.

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Comments

[roadwarrior220.livejournal.com]

Wow...yeah let's hope none of us really need to know that unless we're climatologists, meteorologists, or hurricane hunters.

I did learn this weekend that a regular garden rake does not grasp acorns, and that crickets eat their own dead.

Bet you really wanted to know the latter item.

Feel free to give me a call sometime when you aren't busy.

~Adam

[marathoner452.livejournal.com]

I got your message last night, but by the time you called I was heading to bed/not up for an intelligent conversation. Marching band competition Saturday/half-marathon Sunday/having grandparents here this weekend wore me out. I went to bed at 10 last night and didn't get up until 9 this morning.

Not too stiff today though. Speedwork tomorrow.

~Bethany

[roadwarrior220.livejournal.com]

Yeah I figured it was a little late for me to call last night, though I did say I'd call. Sorry it was so late.

Wow...somebody needed sleep. :-)

Had my first presentation today--went really really well. It felt really good to get up in front of a group and speak again, because I haven't done that about something I believed in since track.

Enjoy your speedwork tomorrow--I get to go in late tomorrow, at 10:00 (gotta love Flextime) so I'm gonna try to put in 5 miles before work.

Yes I'm at the cafe' again. Nice timing, huh?

~Adam

[quick-step.livejournal.com]

If you really want to geek out with meteorology, head to EasternUSWX.com.

Think of it as the uber-technical spoiler alert site for weather.

catching up

[(Anonymous)]

Hey hun, hope I didn't catch you out of no where the other day. What are your plans for saturday night? There is a free concert in manchester if you want to join me...give me a call at home.
~adam henry~