Mar 22 2007
Satellite Imagery shows Human effects on Weather
This is so cool, I needed to point it out. Courtesy of Dr. Roger Peilke Sr.’s weblog.
A Fingerprint Of Human Effects On Weather And Climate: Literally! by Jos de Laat
The weather here in the Netherlands during the last week or so has been stable, with high pressure dominating Western Europe. In this time of year that means quiet weather and cold nights with frequent formation of fog during night. During morning the fog starts to disappear because of solar insolation, and although this may take quite some time, most of the time it results in a sunny afternoon.
On the second satellite picture below, the location of major urban areas in the western part of the country have been added. Clearly the cities of The Hague, Leiden, Haarlem, Amsterdam an Utrecht (close to where I live) are located at the most southern parts of the cloud-free bands, and there is just the slightest wind from the southwest (indicated by the red arrow). These are also the major urban regions in this area (look here for a geographical map of the Netherlands). A coincidence? Not likely.
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