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20 April 2010
The Ash Is Thinning!
Great news for air travelers this evening. The eruption in Iceland is now putting out much less ash and the cloud is much lower. The low level ash is not headed toward the UK as the image above shows. The snow-cap that covered the volcano has melted away. This has reduced the steam/ash combination that was climbing to over 3,000 meters. Even more good news tonight. The upper level and …
19 April 2010
Gorgeous NASA Shot of Iceland Ash Cloud- Heathrow Reopening?? (Updated 0230GMT)
There is actually some good news tonight. The ash cloud over Europe has diminished and begun to sink south of Paris and London. Here is the outlook for tomorrow regarding the no go areas. Late word tonight that the eruption has picked back up. The current wind flow will steer the new ash cloud toward the UK, Central England in particular. So the openings of the airports tomorrow may be …
17 April 2010
Ash Getting Worse! Flights Grounded Through Saturday
The UK has now grounded aircraft through 1AM GMT Sunday. The ash cloud has gotten worse and there is a new plume headed toward Europe as the image above indicates. Meteorologists from the Iceland Met Office flew o Friday near the volcano to check the height of the ash cloud and reported it is nearly 30,000 feet (10,000 meters). The upper level winds at this level will steer the ash …
16 April 2010
More Ash Headed for Europe? Probably (Updated)
The Iceland volcano that has shut down the air traffic over much of Europe sent ash clouds high again today and the news is not good. The upper level winds are likely to continue to blow the ash toward the UK and Northern Europe. Most of the ash is in a layer from 20,000 to 35,000 feet. Since most aircraft fly around 35,000 feet across the Atlantic, it is impacting …
11 April 2010
A Quake! A Quake!..Sunset at The South Pole and a "Peer" Review
I saw this video over on the GEOGRAPHILE Blog. I just added it to my google reader and am glad I did. .. When Ann Posegate and I were at the South Pole in January she got to see an old friend from her days as an observer at Mount Washington. Nick Morgan is wintering over at the Pole (About 45 people are stuck at Amundsen Scott Station until Spring). …
17 March 2010
A Selection of Good Science Online This Week
There are some fabulously well written blogs and excellent science sites online. I have never done a post of the best that I have come across before, until now! So below is a sampling of sound science writing that got my attention this week. I love astronomical time lapses and Amanda Bauer in the UK has a great one. Tavie Greiner and Rob Keown have a post on International Sidewalk …
27 February 2010
How big was The Quake?? This big.
This is the broadband seismogram from Virginia Tech. It is set to record distant quakes. It speaks for itself. Keep in mind the distance between Chile and Blacksburg Virginia. The Earth rang like a bell last night. Any questions? Click image to see the full size. Ctsy. Va. Tech. Sesimo. Observatory
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.