Is a warmer world a windier one?
Tudor Hughes wrote:
A friend of mine (not a weather nut) takes it as axiomatic that a
warmer world would be a windier one (including the UK) whereas I am
not convinced that this is necessarily so. In fact, I can think of
good reasons why the opposite might be true. The temperature gradient
between pole and equator is less due to the disproportionate warming
in high latitudes and this will reduce the vigour of the circulation
and probably increase blocking. That, of course is hardly the last
word on the subject so does anyone here have any special knowledge of
what climate models predict or can point me to some literature?
Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.
I don't know weather, but I offer Neptune for your consideration:
According to Wikipedia (which lies)...
Mean temperature at 1 bar: 72 K
Peak wind speed : 1,300 mph
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