tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post8312718619217515871..comments2024-03-28T07:09:59.093-08:00Comments on Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate: Summer HumidityRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-57347241267234882832017-07-31T16:07:27.077-08:002017-07-31T16:07:27.077-08:00This research facility near Fairbanks (Bonanza Cre...This research facility near Fairbanks (Bonanza Creek LTER) has been mentioned before. Given the recent changes noted in this Blog it may be a good source of future information regarding summer humidity and rates of boreal growth.<br /><br />http://www.lter.uaf.edu<br /><br />GaryNL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-90706705513738139252017-07-30T23:29:07.144-08:002017-07-30T23:29:07.144-08:00There are published studies of growth for some bor...There are published studies of growth for some boreal species, primarily Spruce, Picea sp. Optimum temperatures are critical and exceeding their optimum + or - range can be limiting depending on underlying terrain and solar exposure. Search and read at leisure.<br /><br />I expect growth that reflects changes in climate would have to be tied to and correlated with diverse boreal species. Non-Picea foliage has certainly visibly prospered the last two years. Spruce are slow growth markers and time will tell for them.<br /><br />An earlier hypothesis for previous late Pleistocene to early Holocene boreal changes to the Alaskan Interior's humidity from Guthrie: <br /><br />Quaternary Science Reviews 20 (2001) 549-574 <br /><br />This from a fish guy so take it for what that's worth.<br /><br />GaryNL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-34577157528228524092017-07-30T18:06:09.088-08:002017-07-30T18:06:09.088-08:00I look at that webcam fairly often, Gary - let'...I look at that webcam fairly often, Gary - let's hope it remains a good view!<br /><br />I wonder what the forestry folks have to say about boreal growth rates in a warmer and more humid climate. Back in 2013/2014 there was talk of trouble from heat and drought, but overall as noted rainfall has increased in recent years.<br />Richard Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313902028896263276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-62210103892102916112017-07-29T18:42:26.787-08:002017-07-29T18:42:26.787-08:00It's been muggy and humid all summer at the va...It's been muggy and humid all summer at the valley floor. As a result vegetation has prospered and soon Fairbanks will disappear from view behind this curtain of growing trees as viewed from north of town looking south:<br /><br />http://fnsb.us/transportation/Pages/Air-Quality.aspx<br /><br />Here's an earlier pic of the same view with lower vegetation:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/AlaskaWx<br /><br />We're starting to get early AM fog patches as the temp and dew points coincide. Not sure if that's a recent trend but bound to happen with the recent elevated levels of moisture.<br /><br />Gary NL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.com