tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post5940107889806621748..comments2024-03-28T07:09:59.093-08:00Comments on Deep Cold: Alaska Weather & Climate: Warm North, Cold SoutheastRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03946704894714514716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-20270260662167212852017-12-05T13:24:11.451-09:002017-12-05T13:24:11.451-09:00I wonder what the seasonal humidity trend has been...I wonder what the seasonal humidity trend has been for Barrow with all that open water? Can I assume it's higher than when ice has formed? Just curious. <br /><br />GaryNL7Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874712728971005352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-69465870039940498662017-12-05T11:25:55.246-09:002017-12-05T11:25:55.246-09:00Eric, the recent weather pattern certainly helped ...Eric, the recent weather pattern certainly helped slow the seasonal freeze-up, but ice extent was far below normal in the Chukchi Sea throughout the melt season - so there is tremendous stored warmth in the near-surface waters. Given that anomalous warmth is being observed year after year in early winter, I argue this is mostly related to the sea ice; although I agree that La Nina enhanced the warm anomaly this year.<br />Richard Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313902028896263276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572286363399496963.post-69295166441502387912017-12-05T10:10:15.140-09:002017-12-05T10:10:15.140-09:00"but the warmth in the far north has more to ..."but the warmth in the far north has more to do with the sea ice situation." But isn't most of the lack of ice in the Bering and Chukchi because of that Bering ridge forcing warm air up? That and large temp anomalies north of the Brooks range? It seems to me that the La Nina ridging is responsible for most of the warmth. Eric Lundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914784378747801359noreply@blogger.com