does aerosol affect hurricane formation or atmospheric condi

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does aerosol affect hurricane formation or atmospheric condi

#1 Postby pricetag56 » Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:21 am

i put a post up already discussing chemtrails but it got deleted some people were saying its nonsense. why would it get deleted within a couple days hmmmm maybe its not nonsense. but does anyone think aerosol can affect tropical cyclone formation or intensity give some feedback.
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Re: does aerosol affect hurricane formation or atmospheric condi

#2 Postby wxman57 » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:10 am

pricetag56 wrote:i put a post up already discussing chemtrails but it got deleted some people were saying its nonsense. why would it get deleted within a couple days hmmmm maybe its not nonsense. but does anyone think aerosol can affect tropical cyclone formation or intensity give some feedback.


The chemtrails post was moved to the moderators' forum, as it IS pure nonsense.

As for aerosols, in general, affecting TC formation/intensification, there has been a good deal of study on the subject. By "aerosols", they're meaning cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) primarily from ocean spray. You can check some of the presentations at the last Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference.

64th IHC Presentations:
http://www.ofcm.gov/ihc10/linking_file_ihc10.htm

One such study/presentation on aerosols is here:
http://www.ofcm.gov/ihc10/Presentations ... 0Short.ppt

I attended the 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology in Tucson, AZ in 2010. There were a number of presentations on aerosols. Many are recorded (video form). See Session 2C on the Hurricane Aerosols and Microphysics Program (HAMP):

http://ams.confex.com/ams/29Hurricanes/ ... ed_608.htm
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