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Started by ebb, October 23, 2007, 06:02:14 AM

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ebb

"...Sailors have known for years to look specifically at the patterns and persistence of jet contrails for weather forcasting.  If a jet is flying through air at an altitude with low humidity, the moist air from the jet engine might produce a slight, short-lived contrail.  These short-lived contrails are a sign that the weather will be fair.  A thick, long-lasting contrail indicates humid air high in the atmosphere, and can be an early sign of a storm.

"From SAIL Magazine's Sailing Tip of the Week:
Indicator:  Skies
Continuing Good Weather: Clear, light blue to dark blue.  Bright moon.  Jet contrail disappear immediately or doesn't form.
Possible Change: Large halo circling moon or sun. Jet contrail lingers thickly befor falling apart."

//www.borderlands.com/contrails/contrail.htm
also (for balance...)
http://goodsky.homestead.com/files/index.html
//www.carnicom/contrails.htm {google: Chemtrails-Contrails}

frank durant

Thanks Ebb..I didn't know that and it has been added to the bag of tricks;)

ebb

Whots happinin, Frank?!

:o A double-edge sword in this...
Photos of majestic Yosemite, marvelous Brice Canyon, mountainous green waves, shuttle pics of continental coastlines...
all natural treasures
with contrails criss-crossing the sky in each shot.

Merely an observation....