tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post5965258270812695386..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Springtime Dust stormsCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-61314536841416238642010-03-29T13:11:40.402-07:002010-03-29T13:11:40.402-07:00Beyond the pollutants, does this dust have any oth...Beyond the pollutants, does this dust have any other worrisome and measurable effect? For example, does it reduce the albedo of the snowpack, causing it to warm faster and melt earlier? Does it absorb solar energy while airborne and heat the air around it? Or perhaps it seeds precipitation? <br /><br />Obviously dust has been arriving here from Asia for centuries, but if it has been increasing (and/or changing its composition) in recent decades has that had any effect (and if so, is it getting built into the models?)Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375171158478577713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-82688569000196222932010-03-27T16:03:41.370-07:002010-03-27T16:03:41.370-07:00Cliff,
Are we seeing any of that dust today. From...Cliff,<br /><br />Are we seeing any of that dust today. From Kingston, even the Olympics looked unusually hazy.<br /><br />I remember the one in '98. I was coming up I-5 and from Longview northward it looked bad. Seattle looked like Lost Angeles!<br /><br />KWKenna Wickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802821050975830973noreply@blogger.com