On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:44:08 +0100, Rodney Blackall wrote in

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5:30 - 9 am: in PCS; 7/8 Sc about 3000 ft (cliff top height), light rain
showers and mist patches, wind W3 gusting N7 abeam glaciers, temperature
10C, some bergy bits.
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This reminds me of the strong glacier wind we encountered early in August
on the coast of N Norway, at Svartisen. The ship anchored about half a
mile off shore. It was a warm sunny evening and the air temp was about
18C.

As we approached the glacier, we became aware of a narrow tongue of cold
fast moving air rushing down the glacier - F7 at a guess.

It can be seen he

http://www.mtullett.plus.com/Norway/


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Mike Coleraine 55.13°N 6.69°W posted 30/08/2006 14:12:51 GMT