tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post1344433038741235459..comments2024-01-16T13:06:15.270-06:00Comments on Climate Change: The Next Generation: Water vapor belches over the North and South PolesTenney Naumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-30178761891000141932012-08-12T16:02:18.490-05:002012-08-12T16:02:18.490-05:00Peter, I do see that you have made some points tha...Peter, I do see that you have made some points that I should take into consideration.<br /><br />I really would like to see this matter of the gray at the poles cleared up -- for one thing, the size and shape and timing of the gray areas vary from year to year, so I wonder how that would relate to satellite coverage. Note that there is a fuzzy gray ring all around Antarctica at certain times of the year. This may not be explainable by a lack of coverage.<br /><br />Perhaps a inquiry sent to the maker of the animation would be in order.Tenney Naumerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-18027311238996053112012-08-12T14:05:22.836-05:002012-08-12T14:05:22.836-05:00Note also that in the second (IR) video you link i...Note also that in the second (IR) video you link in your update, there's no suggestion of an increase in humidity in the Antarctic in June.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559721137290332762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-27770114531436914252012-08-12T14:03:00.144-05:002012-08-12T14:03:00.144-05:00Peter, I am not sure why you think the MODIS satel...<i>Peter, I am not sure why you think the MODIS satellite was used.</i><br /><br />I read the page you linked to, which hosts the animation you're looking at. I quote.<br /><br />"These maps show the average amount of water vapor in a column of atmosphere in a given month. The units are given in centimeters, which is the equivalent amount of water that could be produced if all the water vapor in the column were to condense. The lowest amounts of water vapor (0 centimeters) appear in yellow, and the highest amounts (6 centimeters) appear in dark blue. <b>Areas of missing data appear in shades of gray. The maps are based on data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on NASA’s Aqua satellite</b>."Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559721137290332762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-41848714335166686942012-08-11T16:37:27.149-05:002012-08-11T16:37:27.149-05:00You're flat-out wrong. The grey areas showing...You're flat-out wrong. The grey areas showing over the North Pole in (NH) winter and the South pole in (SH) winter are areas with no data coverage. Presumably the satellite used (MODIS) can't get adequate data in the dark.<br /><br />You can tell it's missing data because it's pure grey rather than a shade of yellow.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559721137290332762noreply@blogger.com