Comments for Meltfactor.org http://www.meltfactor.org/blog the ice and climate web log of Jason E. Box, Ph.D. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:13:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on working on a last chance to reach Petermann glacier this year by Klara box http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=258&cpage=1#comment-954 Klara box Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:13:51 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=258#comment-954 Though your mid latitude wife misses having you home I appreciate how important it is to get to Peterman. Whichever scenario is the answer I wish you all the best... Good luck and safe journeys. Though your mid latitude wife misses having you home I appreciate how important it is to get to Peterman. Whichever scenario is the answer I wish you all the best… Good luck and safe journeys.

]]> Comment on Gambo at 80 degrees N by Klara Box http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=225&cpage=1#comment-873 Klara Box Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:34:56 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=225#comment-873 Go Gambo!! Congrats on making it to the top of the world, or at least the top of Greenland! Continue to have safe journeys. Go Gambo!! Congrats on making it to the top of the world, or at least the top of Greenland! Continue to have safe journeys.

]]> Comment on Gambo at 80 degrees N by Andreas Muenchow http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=225&cpage=1#comment-872 Andreas Muenchow Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:08:40 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=225#comment-872 <a href="http://" rel="nofollow">I think this is borderline irresponsible to even be where you are. This is not worth risking lives for. If you get stuck, other people will have risk their lives to get you out. Thinking you can accomplish anything by measuring temperature or salinity here or there, I consider that ill-advised. Even taking a full section, adds very little worthwhile as arrays are in the water contineously recording temperatures, salinities, currents, and ice thickness. The sooner you get out of there, the better. Hoping and depending on luck is not the way to do things where you are as many prior failed expeditions have demonstrated.</a> I think this is borderline irresponsible to even be where you are. This is not worth risking lives for. If you get stuck, other people will have risk their lives to get you out. Thinking you can accomplish anything by measuring temperature or salinity here or there, I consider that ill-advised. Even taking a full section, adds very little worthwhile as arrays are in the water contineously recording temperatures, salinities, currents, and ice thickness.

The sooner you get out of there, the better. Hoping and depending on luck is not the way to do things where you are as many prior failed expeditions have demonstrated.

]]> Comment on North to Petermann! by Ryan Rodojev http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=163&cpage=1#comment-837 Ryan Rodojev Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:37:10 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=163#comment-837 Good luck and have a safe journey! I look forward to hearing more Good luck and have a safe journey! I look forward to hearing more

]]> Comment on Don’t confuse weather and climate by Jason Box http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-834 Jason Box Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:50:38 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=38#comment-834 sure, use it sure, use it

]]> Comment on Yikes! We’re in a race against time! by Jason Box http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=55&cpage=1#comment-833 Jason Box Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:49:43 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=55#comment-833 Mark! I'm on my way to hopefully recover time lapse photos of the event. I predicted the event last year and lead Greenpeace to the area to install an array of sensors. We have 7 GPS along flow to visit; one is on the ice island! Jason Mark! I’m on my way to hopefully recover time lapse photos of the event. I predicted the event last year and lead Greenpeace to the area to install an array of sensors. We have 7 GPS along flow to visit; one is on the ice island! Jason

]]> Comment on Don’t confuse weather and climate by Addison Jackson http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=38&cpage=1#comment-828 Addison Jackson Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:28:29 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=38#comment-828 it is very evident that climate change is already taking effect in this decade:`. it is very evident that climate change is already taking effect in this decade:`.

]]> Comment on Yikes! We’re in a race against time! by Mark Drinkwater http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=55&cpage=1#comment-826 Mark Drinkwater Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:36:13 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=55#comment-826 Jason I hope you captured the calving event at Petermann. I have a beautiful series of SAR images from our European Space Agency Envisat satellite, with its all-weather ASAR sensor. Indeed, the calving appears to have taken place on 5 August, and one of the images seems to indicate waves propagating outwards from the freshly calved piece of floating ice tongue, suggesting some breakup may still be taking place. Regards, Mark Drinkwater European Space Agency Jason
I hope you captured the calving event at Petermann. I have a beautiful series of SAR images from our European Space Agency Envisat satellite, with its all-weather ASAR sensor. Indeed, the calving appears to have taken place on 5 August, and one of the images seems to indicate waves propagating outwards from the freshly calved piece of floating ice tongue, suggesting some breakup may still be taking place.

Regards,
Mark Drinkwater
European Space Agency

]]> Comment on a note from a 30-year Italian resident of Greenland by Greg Watson http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=138&cpage=1#comment-825 Greg Watson Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:06:28 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=138#comment-825 Hey Jason, Your glacier tongue just broke off. http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?subset=Arctic_r03c03.2010217.terra.250m Greg Hey Jason,

Your glacier tongue just broke off.

http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?subset=Arctic_r03c03.2010217.terra.250m

Greg

]]> Comment on Global Warming Petition Project supported by an underwhelming 0.12% climatologists by Alicia Meyer http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-743 Alicia Meyer Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:24:24 +0000 http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/?p=102#comment-743 Global Warming and Climate Change is the biggest environmental issue that we face these days. the long term effects of these environmental changes to a nations economy is quite damaging. there would be a shortage in food supply as well as on water supply too. Global Warming and Climate Change is the biggest environmental issue that we face these days. the long term effects of these environmental changes to a nations economy is quite damaging. there would be a shortage in food supply as well as on water supply too.

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