I seem to have the gist of these now. I can't think why it took me so
long to drop on it.

When the time of the phase of the moon is near enough on the half hour
the chances of a ridge or trough are very strong. Silly me!

Only problem is I seem to be heading for another compulsive mania with
the Shipping Broadcast as the only decent one is at 05:35. Damn the
beeb to hell and all who fail in her.

"Michael McNeil" wrote in message
om...
I seem to have the gist of these now. I can't think why it took me so
long to drop on it.

When the time of the phase of the moon is near enough on the half hour
the chances of a ridge or trough are very strong. Silly me!


And there was me thinking that ridges and troughs were to do with
rising and falling pressure. Silly me!

Col
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160m asl.
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"Col" wrote in message ...

And there was me thinking that ridges and troughs were to do with
rising and falling pressure. Silly me!

Me too. Are you sure they aren't?

In article ,
says...
"Col" wrote in message ...

And there was me thinking that ridges and troughs were to do with
rising and falling pressure. Silly me!

Me too. Are you sure they aren't?


Yes, they are. But the rising and falling pressure is caused by heating
from the reflected energy from the moon (which, of course, is greatest
when the moon is full)

A similar thing happens at the North Pole where years upon years of
energy from polaris has finally led to the ice cap melting, and if it
wasn't for the Earths Magnetic field drawing in all that solar wind, we
would still be under hundreds of meters of ice down to, at least, the
French Riviera.

--
Alan LeHun

"Michael McNeil" wrote in message
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"Col" wrote in message
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And there was me thinking that ridges and troughs were to do with
rising and falling pressure. Silly me!

Me too. Are you sure they aren't?

But they are nothing to do with the phases of the moon.
What data do you have to support this claim?

Col
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Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

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Michael, what are you on ? Because whatever it is it sure sounds great man !

Will.
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Michael McNeil wrote in message
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I seem to have the gist of these now. I can't think why it took me so
long to drop on it.

When the time of the phase of the moon is near enough on the half hour
the chances of a ridge or trough are very strong. Silly me!

Only problem is I seem to be heading for another compulsive mania with
the Shipping Broadcast as the only decent one is at 05:35. Damn the
beeb to hell and all who fail in her.

Alan LeHun wrote in message .. .
In article ,
says...
"Col" wrote in message ...



Yes, they are. But the rising and falling pressure is caused by heating
from the reflected energy from the moon (which, of course, is greatest
when the moon is full)

Well we have come a long way since Naysmyth and Carpenter worked out
that the full moon would produce a drop of 2*F (something to do with
the ideas about the upper atmosphere in the late 1800's.) I recently
found a copy of of the stuff I wanted from their book, who knows I may
get around to looking at it again.

And if you are really, really lucky and I find the piece......

"Will" wrote in message ...
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Something which everyone on this planet should be able to do. Here here?
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Michael, what are you on ? Because whatever it is it sure sounds great man !

Will.
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Michael McNeil wrote in message
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I seem to have the gist of these now. I can't think why it took me so
long to drop on it.

When the time of the phase of the moon is near enough on the half hour
the chances of a ridge or trough are very strong. Silly me!

Only problem is I seem to be heading for another compulsive mania with
the Shipping Broadcast as the only decent one is at 05:35. Damn the
beeb to hell and all who fail in her.

The beeb in all its glory has # up the shipping broadcasts. Not
realising the stuff they put out contains a miasma of interesting
stuff they ditched everything except for in the early morning and late
night spots.

This is a good thing for me as I got hooked on collecting them at one
time. A bit like some of the poor sods on here. Thank God I never had
a computer then.

As for the rest of it. I merely explain the why of it as well as the
time of it. Contemporary weathermen are merely producing 5 day "what
and where's" of it. Extrememly accurate and fundamentally useful but
not for anyone who needs long term results.

Knowing what air pressures will be from what the air pressures are is
a very short term fix. It produces no input from the causes at the
start of it all. If on the other hand there is an overall cause and
control then you would expect to find its source is not in chaotic
theorems etc wouldn't you?

I'm still learning the for want of a better word "parameters" of these
riges and stuff.

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"Michael McNeil" wrote in message
om...
"Col" wrote in message
...

And there was me thinking that ridges and troughs were to do with
rising and falling pressure. Silly me!

Me too. Are you sure they aren't?

But they are nothing to do with the phases of the moon.
What data do you have to support this claim?

Col

No data at all but then I just do it all on the back of an envelope as
it were. (As a matter of interest, I don't suppose that anyone has kept
track of how I'm doing so far this year with my version of lunacy?)

I'm about to unleash the forecast for next year on an unsuspecting
public. Should be good for a few laughs. Get ready with some cheap ones
at my expense.



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