tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post914372279292837822..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Air Quality Declines As Inversion Slowly Weakens OverheadCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58188662987797338712022-01-27T10:20:25.972-08:002022-01-27T10:20:25.972-08:00He has done quite a few posts on inversion science...He has done quite a few posts on inversion science before and it's probably better to read those than to listen to my version of it: https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/search?q=inversion<br /><br />His book also covers this (along with lots of other PacNW weather goodies): https://smile.amazon.com/Weather-Pacific-Northwest-Cliff-Mass/dp/0295748443Ben Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02199417641264536707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-9804776051067455682022-01-27T10:18:26.601-08:002022-01-27T10:18:26.601-08:00Is that vertical sounding actual data or forecast ...Is that vertical sounding actual data or forecast data? I know where the forecast data lives (https://a.atmos.washington.edu/wrfrt/rt/otherdates.html) but not the actual data. If anybody knows, please share!Ben Martenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02199417641264536707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25505432320760159472022-01-26T19:37:39.706-08:002022-01-26T19:37:39.706-08:00So why is it that we get this stagnant air in mid-...So why is it that we get this stagnant air in mid-winter here? When I lived in Connecticut, if I remember right we did not have inversions: The wind howled all winter, and it was cold, but at least not polluted.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29007759236405339652022-01-26T19:34:40.000-08:002022-01-26T19:34:40.000-08:00Go to Paradise, Mount baker, or anywhere above 300...Go to Paradise, Mount baker, or anywhere above 3000 feet.<br /><br />Better yet, Hawaii! I have been wanting to go there myself but he pandemic shut my trip down in 2020.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80839032157022258982022-01-26T08:42:51.624-08:002022-01-26T08:42:51.624-08:00Cliff. I view PM2.5 at https://aqicn.org/map/washi...Cliff. I view PM2.5 at https://aqicn.org/map/washington/#@g/47.4101/-121.7807/9z. Does anyone measure the relative contributions of wood smoke and vehicles? My neighborhood hasn't gotten the memo on wood fireplaces.<br /><br />My best solution is a 5 inch thick carbonated MERV 16 filter on my gas furnace. Steve Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08090929018775627466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58501398679196174712022-01-25T14:50:41.798-08:002022-01-25T14:50:41.798-08:00If you're on the west coast, you're west o...If you're on the west coast, you're west of most pollution sources (given the prevailing westerlies), you rarely get inversions right on the coast, you have an excellent chance of cleansing winds off the ocean most of the year. Winthrop, etc. are all downwind of Pugetopolis... hie thee off to Hoquium or Forks...Alu Toloahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987086192296218636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-50724162395335623282022-01-25T13:25:01.526-08:002022-01-25T13:25:01.526-08:00The northerly flow has had an odd reverse effect n...The northerly flow has had an odd reverse effect near Longview. We've had an hour of sunshine at 750' and fogged in otherwise for several days, while Kelso/Longview has clear skies as the flow warms a bit coming down those hills where we live. It was bizarre yesterday to visit town and see clouds on the hill-tops but clear blue skies below 400 feet!JimR 'Longviewer'https://www.blogger.com/profile/06080132970316399941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-11749876460871155342022-01-25T09:10:27.805-08:002022-01-25T09:10:27.805-08:00I have asthma and am very sensitive to pollution. ...I have asthma and am very sensitive to pollution. I've been looking for a place to go in Washington to avoid the pollution and haven't found one. In many places if you look at daily data you'll see spikes and nearby sites which simultaneously have vast differences. For example, near Winthrop one site is currently near zero and another is 93. Looking at the data for the zero site shows spikes over the last few days up to 150; and the 93 site had lows around 50.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214275253443768818noreply@blogger.com