Chalk drawings in the sky
That curved line traces one of the approach routes into ALB.
Sunday's atmospheric conditions made it a great day for contrails. We were struck by how defined and persistent they were against the deep blue sky. It was like someone drew them with a piece of chalk.
Nerd aside: Scientists used data from the three days following 9/11 (in which there was no commercial air traffic) to study the effect of contrails on climate. And an early analysis of the data suggested that the jet-produced clouds reduced the daily temperature range by as much as two degrees Fahrenheit. More recent analyses, though, have cast doubt on that conclusion.
While we're looking up at the sky: this week's paraphrased forecast:
Tuesday: still warm, but cloudy
Wednesday: colder, but sunnier
Thursday: sunny, November-cold
Friday: the same thing
The Weekend: Rain? Clouds? Not that cold.
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Don't you realize that those are actually the result of the government spraying us with undisclosed biological or chemical agents?! ;-)
Chemtrails.
... said Go Phish on Nov 10, 2009 at 9:23 AM | link
Funny, I was reflecting to @godiva Saturday evening on our way to dinner that I could count over 30 contrails in the sky over the capdist. We've got some busy airspace up there.
... said komradebob on Nov 10, 2009 at 10:15 AM | link