tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post7913002521454483949..comments2024-03-28T07:09:59.093-08:00Comments on Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate: Upper-Level Cut-Off LowsRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-52096871410301146122014-05-28T07:39:05.403-08:002014-05-28T07:39:05.403-08:00That wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I...That wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I actually was wondering how many highs were paired with a low. You could argue that true blocking lows/highs aren't strongly coupled to a counterpart. Then we could find true blocking systems and not more general climatology. But that's actually very intensive. And I like the difference plot still.<br /><br />Speaking of the new plot. The Aleutian Low shows up really nicely. Couple that with the high pressure in north Alaska and you can see why the Bering sea is dangerous. And wouldn't the preponderance of lows in NW Canada be a source of nor'easters? Eric Lundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914784378747801359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-72841640978979977992014-05-27T17:11:27.014-08:002014-05-27T17:11:27.014-08:00Eric, glad you enjoyed the descriptor! I added a ...Eric, glad you enjoyed the descriptor! I added a new map to show the ratio of the frequencies - good idea to look at this.<br />Richard Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313902028896263276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-29178483985526429232014-05-27T08:46:25.052-08:002014-05-27T08:46:25.052-08:00"Wintertime cyclonic swirl." I'm go..."Wintertime cyclonic swirl." I'm going to start calling ice cream cones that. Maybe that could be a flavor for Hot Licks.<br /><br />How many blocking lows have a corresponding blocking low? Pushing air around is what the jet stream does and when you block air in one place it can easily pool somewhere else.<br /><br />While I find the distribution of pressures reliable, I'll still claim that the differences in westerly winds are too small and variable to make any judgements. Eric Lundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914784378747801359noreply@blogger.com