Some recent clouds I have known; updating “not pubbed” list

  The End (of the cloud discussion) New “not pubbed” item: I’ve added RViewpoint_10-24-06_submitted date Aug 31, 2006_final, something that’s been sitting around for years!   Spent a lot of time writing it, but ultimately deemed it a hopeless task that it would be published in the Bulletin of the American Meteor.  Soc. under then current… Continue reading Some recent clouds I have known; updating “not pubbed” list

Seeing red

Well, here it is, the NOAA Catalina spaghetti output for March 8th, 5 PM AST, hold the sauce: The plot at left, with likely a Guinness record for a long, thin caption, pretty much guarantees a big trough of cold air here by then, another door opens into winter, which seems to be gone right… Continue reading Seeing red

Pancakes with ice; testing your ice IQ

AKA, Cumulus humilis virgae, or, with virga. While there were plenty of small Cumulus around yesterday, it wasn’t until after 1 PM that trace amounts of virga could be seen starting to emit from them as they got colder during the day. I think I did, too.  By the end of the day, cloud BOTTOMS… Continue reading Pancakes with ice; testing your ice IQ

“(the reviewers)… are still unconvinced by these controversial claims.” A science story.

Alternate titles, choose one or all:  1) The story of APIPs (Aircraft-Produced Ice Particles)  2) They said it couldn’t be done, but they did it anyway  3) ‘An embarrassment for the airborne research community’–Dr. John Hallett, 2008 OK, “baby I’m bored” with the lack of clouds and precip,  and so I thought I would share my boredom… Continue reading “(the reviewers)… are still unconvinced by these controversial claims.” A science story.