(July 10, 2011 at 5:10 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: The anticyclone settled over a windless London, causing a temperature inversion, this collected the airborne pollutants already present in the air over the city to form a *thicker layer of smog* over the city.
(July 12, 2011 at 4:29 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: The air pollution was already present, when the anticyclone settled it trapped the pollutants under a layer caused by a temperature inversion this is what made the fog thicker.
The fog/smog was thicker, no? And thicker fog has a greater effect on the local weather (not climate). I don't understand, but you seem to be claiming it is and simultaneously isn't affecting the weather.
(July 12, 2011 at 4:29 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: Our environment, and by that you mean our ecosystem or biosphere yes I agree, that is indisputable fact, but no one has demonstrated how we can puny humans can actually alter the prevailing weather systems yet.
The Great Oxygenation Event changed life as they (the anaerobes) knew it. And those were stupid little aerobes outputting oxygen as they saw fit. What makes you think humans can possess any less of an effect? Especially when concentrations of certain gases trap IR energy better.
I am so getting close to simply pasting slides from my Atmospheric modeling class... someone stop me.
(July 12, 2011 at 4:29 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: The winter of '52 was not influenced by whatever crap we put into it, for all our "efforts" all we bothered the human respiratory tract, not the weather.
Now I am confused again. So a thicker smog/fog has absolutely no effect on the local weather of an area?
(July 12, 2011 at 4:29 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: I'm not upset I'm simply confused by the response that was in agreement with a statement that needed clarification.
Shouting 'WTF Moros' seems to be awfully upset, at least to me. Can I not agree with people asking questions while asking my own?
You know, asking for you to clarify your position doesn't mean I am not familiar with the area of science you are discussing -- it is me drawing out your position so we all can see more of your reasoning.
