http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/science/earth/14fenc.html
The article is ancient but I thought it was fascinating nonetheless.
Often I've seen cumulus form over the sunset country but not elsewhere when
flying out of Waikerie or Horsham. Apparently it's not a coincidence.
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Matthew,
Here's the link to the actual paper. There are others in the research
repository. Search for Lyons,Nair
http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/4041/
This is a climatological study.
I think the clouds on any given day over the scrub may be for other
reasons. Particularly late i
3:52 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Cloud proof fence
Matthew,
Here's the link to the actual paper. There are others in the research
repository. Search for Lyons,Nair
http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/4041/
This is a climatolo
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On 08-Jun-14 08:44, Peter Champness wrote:
That seems right. They should have asked glider pilots.
I note that the paper shows that the latent heat flux is strongly
skewed to the native vegetation areas in Dec (soaring season). In
August it is the other way, higher over the agricultural areas
Thanks Robert,
Just to clarify for me.
"The latent heat flux is the movement of heat energy from the surface to
altitude associated with the evaporation of water at the surface and its
condensation at altitude in clouds."
I take it that, Latent heat flux is one of the effects which generates
t
You need to understand the geography and climate of SW W.A.
The wheatbelt is the area in the SW where the
rainfall is high enough to grow wheat. Check out
any satellite photos of the area. The rabbit
proof fence is the limit of that area pretty
much. I had a pal in physics at UWA in the late
of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Cloud proof fence
You need to understand the geography and climate of SW W.A.
The wheatbelt is the area in the SW where the rainfall is high enough to
grow wheat. Check out any satellite photos of the area. The rabbit proof
Excellent, Thanks Mike.
That explains a lot more than the paper ever did. Clearly if the settlers
cleared land as far east as they could to grow wheat, then the rainfall has
a fairly difined boundary. The fence does not stop the rain nor the
clouds. There does seem to be a sort of dividing li
