tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post6854494744525230618..comments2024-03-28T22:29:15.590-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Land Breeze CloudsCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75984296065868023082018-10-06T16:57:18.731-07:002018-10-06T16:57:18.731-07:00Today’s satellite images around 17:19 UTC show a b...Today’s satellite images around 17:19 UTC show a break in the clouds that runs along the east Puget Sound SE and extending across the NW tip of Oregon. <br /><br />Normally I wouldn’t pay much attention to it, but the way clouds behave in the flow on a day like today is like using smoke in a wind tunnel, you can actually see how the terrain effects the air movement.<br /><br />In the northerly flow, SW Washington is under a different sort of convergence zone from the Olympics. This break in the clouds, as far as I understand, results from the split flows running into each other and either creating downward motion, which evaporated the clouds, or from compression heating. When the air collides the compression causes heating and therefore evaporation. <br /><br />Standing wave clouds over the foothills are also fascinating, but this line was in a different orientation.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052425147883096468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-1533598773013030712018-10-05T09:06:03.291-07:002018-10-05T09:06:03.291-07:00I agree.. this is beautiful and fascinating. Much...I agree.. this is beautiful and fascinating. Much more so than worrying about politics or so many utterly clueless "news sources" which receive far too much attention here.John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03575682658318674003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-86429126898916759872018-10-05T05:45:51.183-07:002018-10-05T05:45:51.183-07:00Neat! I also like these short posts because learni...Neat! I also like these short posts because learning about a local phenomena is so satisfying.Gregulatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914887862625554702noreply@blogger.com