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Polar Maritime

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  1. Hi firefly ! This picture was taken off facebook, i think the winterhighland page? I will look into it when im back from work. Nice to see you in the picture ! Thanks for the detailed update as usual. Have you tried clicking on the link to the photo ? Now i remember that is where it's from.
  2. Iceland at it's purist.. http://vimeo.com/75736121
  3. Moderate and sometimes dense Fog has persisted during the day, with long periods of light rain and at times turning moderate/heavy during the afternoon. A max temp of 13.5 C. Currently; Moderate Fog. Temp 13.3c Wind S/E 1mph Humidity 98% Rain since midnight 14.6mm
  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkubaa6nNu8 CME IMPACT, GEOMAGNETIC STORM : Arriving a little earlier than expected, a CME hit Earth's magnetic field on Oct. 2nd at approximately 0200 UT. The impact sparked a G2-class geomagnetic storm with auroras across Canada and several northern-tier US states. Alan Dyer sends this picture from Gleichen, Alberta: http://www.spaceweather.com/
  5. After a dry start to the night, cloud and patchy rain spread in from the South during the early hours. An overnight low of 10.1c. Currently; Intermittent light/mod rain. Sometimes heavy with low cloud/Fog. Temp 10.3c Wind S/E 4mph Rain since midnight 8.6mm
  6. COMET ISON APPROACHES MARS: In two months, Comet ISON will make a spectacular flyby of the sun. First, though, it has to fly by Mars. The sungrazing comet is approaching the Red Planet for a 0.07 AU close encounter on October 1st. Mars satellites and rovers will have a close-up view. A video from NASAdetails the encounter. Amateur astronomers on Earth can watch, too. This photo from Malcolm Park of Oak Heights, Ontario, shows the location of the comet relative to Mars just before sunrise on Sept. 29th: At closest approach on October 1st, Mars and Comet ISON will be approximately 2o apart. While Mars is visible to the unaided eye (it shines almost as brightly as a first-magnitude star), ISON is not. The comet is still far from the sun and, as it crosses the orbit of Mars, it has not yet warmed enough to reach naked-eye visibility. Reports of the comet's brightness vary from 12th to 14th magnitude, which means a mid-sized backyard telescope is required to see it. http://www.spaceweather.com/
  7. Looking up towards the east cliffs on Aonach Beag. Snow patch at 900m in a' Chul Choire and one of 5 now left, this probably being the largest depending on measurements of the Observatory gully patch visited by Blair Fyffe yesterday
  8. A dry breezy cloudy night with clear intervals and an overnight low of 9.4c. Currently;Cloudy and Breezy with the odd sunny spell. Temp 11.3c Dp 9.1c Wind E/N/E 6mph, Gusting 14mph Humidity 81% Rain since midnight 0mm
  9. COMET ISON APPROACHES MARS: In two months, Comet ISON will make a spectacular flyby of the sun. First, though, it has to fly by Mars. The sungrazing comet is approaching the Red Planet for a 0.07 AU close encounter on October 1st. http://www.spaceweather.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uJFvkJzBVA
  10. Arctic Ocean Acidifying at an unprecedented rate. As ever more carbon dioxide pours into the atmosphere, much of it is absorbed into the oceans. When it dissolves in water, it forms a weak acid called carbonic acid, which on land is responsible for dissolving and eroding out the lovely caves and karst landscapes we see in limestone country. In the ocean its effect is less beautiful or beneficial, as many kinds of plankton, crustacean (such as shrimp) and mollusc form shells of the same calcium carbonate that limestone is made of. The acid eats away at the shell as it is secreted, making the organism work alot harder in order to keep itself shielded. Corals are another organism at threat from acidification, and many ecologists worry that (along with other threats) acidification is contributing to their global retreat. A new study by the USGS and the University of South Florida suggests that Arctic waters are acidifying faster than expected as they are increasingly exposed to the atmosphere by the rapid retreat of sea ice in the boreal regions of the world. This has worrying implications for the rich ecosystems of the area, already struggling to adapt as the globe warms, as lab studies have quantified the effect of acid water on the shell producing capacity of organisms. Last year's record melt exposed new waters to the atmosphere, and caused a peak in acidification. The fresh water from the melting ice also increases acidity by diluting the alkaline salts dissolved in sea water, including the calcium and carbonate organisms need to make their protective shells. The research investigated sea water chemistry over three years at high spatial resolution, and showed a very fast and large increase in acidification in the newly exposed areas of the Arctic ocean in the Canadian Basin due to the retreat of the multi year sea ice. They have shown how rapidly changes can occur, as well as providing a baseline set of data in a relatively poorly sampled region from which to assess future change. Original paper, free access: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0073796
  11. Just a sprinkling here... And yes the dog was having a $hit.
  12. I think the odds for the mildest winter on record differ slightly....
  13. What will be, will be... Nothing can be done about it.
  14. It's been a pleasant day here with long spells of sunshine and light East winds, hardly a cloud in the sky at times, a max temp of 16.7c. There are some nice Autumnal colours starting to show now with the weakening sun.
  15. CFS is showing a lovely start to December.... All subject to change as usual.
  16. WEAK MAX: The weakest Solar Max in 100 years continues today with another 24 hours of quiet. None of the sunspots on the Earthside of the sun are actively flaring. NOAA forecasters estimate a scant 5% chance of M-class solar flares.http://www.spaceweather.com/
  17. If he works out hard enough, he may be able to offset his emissions...?
  18. Finally, a time-lapse of New York City that has the look and feel of the city's blistering pace. http://vimeo.com/75320274
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