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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Don't Mess with the Polar Vortex – The Midwest Arctic Outbreak and Climate Change, on the site Charlie's Weather 10 years, 10 months ago
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
12:14 a.m.
I don’t know how many of you watched the Packers-49ers game on Sunday, but it looked absolutely frigid. The grass was brown. The surface temperature was 3 or 4 degrees. Green […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Snow on Friday and Another LAWES Scale Revision, on the site Charlie's Weather 10 years, 11 months ago
Tuesday, December 12, 2013
11:13 a.m.
I’m back! Sorry it’s been so long. The end of the quarter was quite stressful. Heck, I had a seizure on the night of my final. That sure threw a wrench in my […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, ATMOS 301 (Final) – Numerical Weather Prediction, on the site Charlie's Weather 10 years, 11 months ago
Sunday, December 8, 2013
11:39 p.m.
Numerical weather prediction has gotten pretty darn good over the past few decades, but it wasn’t always that way. But taking this class has made me realize how incredible […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, ATMOS 301 (Final) – The Dynamics of Atmospheric Wind Flows, on the site Charlie's Weather 10 years, 11 months ago
Sunday, December 8, 2013
7:56 p.m.
Were all familiar with Isaac Newton. You know, that “apple” guy. Or was it a peach? Either way, I’m sure most of you are also familiar with his second law, which says that […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, ATMOS 301 (Final) – Radiation and Climate, on the site Charlie's Weather 10 years, 11 months ago
Monday, December 9, 2013
12:44 a.m.Let’s start out with some definitions:
Radiant Flux = F, units are in Watts (Joules/sec)
Irradiance = E, units are F per unit area (W/m^2)Energy of a photon: h*v, […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, ATMOS 301 (Final) – Deep Convection and Thunderstorms, on the site Charlie's Weather 10 years, 11 months ago
Saturday, December 7, 2013
8:38 p.m.
Well, I’m back! I’ve been through heck and back over the past few weeks with schoolwork, but I now have some time to write on this blog, and write I shall.
OK, well that […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, The Landfall of Super Typhoon Haiyan, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years ago
Thursday, November 7, 2013
8:17 p.m.A visible satellite image of Super Typhoon Haiyan as it makes landfall Friday morning Philippine time. Credit: NOAA.
A few hours ago, Super Typhoon […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, ATMOS 301: The First Law of Thermodynamics, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years ago
Thursday, October 31, 2013
5:54 p.m.
Our third law that we will concern ourselves with is the first law of thermodynamics. It will be the third of the “big six” we will look at for now. Here’s the law.This […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Biblical Rainfall Amounts in Colorado, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 2 months ago
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
4:13 a.m. (one of those nights…)
Hey everybody! It’s super early Wednesday morning and I woke up and am having trouble falling back asleep. There are two things that make me fall […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, First Big Storm of the Season, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 2 months ago
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
8:49 p.m.I remember when the above picture went viral all over the internet last year. I took one look at it and knew that it was fake; the cloud in the back is a LP […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, A Record Heat Wave, but only for Minimums, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 2 months ago
Thursday, August 29, 2013
2:16 p.m.
Alright, I have to give credit where credit is due. Both Scott Sistek and Cliff Mass, my two favorite weather bloggers in the Pacific Northwest, blogged here and here about […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Autumn on Your Skin, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 3 months ago
Thursday, August 29, 2013
12:00 midnight
It’s raining, it’s pouring, my father, is snoring…
It’s been a long time since it has rained. Sure, we saw some rain earlier this month, but with only a […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Last Warm Day for a While, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 3 months ago
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
4:17 a.m.
You ever have a night where no matter how hard you may try, you just can’t fall asleep? Well, tonight is one of those nights. I worked 5-6 hours straight before this on a […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, The Graceful Apocalypse: Part 2 – Synopsis, Repercussions, and Explanations, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 3 months ago
Sunday, August 18, 2013
11:38 P.M.
Hey everybody. Sorry for not posting for a while… I had a seizure several nights back and screwed up my sleeping schedule, so I’ve just been really unorganized for the last […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, The Graceful Apocalypse: Part 1 – Basic Thunderstorm Knowledge, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 3 months ago
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
4:25 P.M.Last Friday night will rank up, at least in my mind, with some of the most memorable weather events in Seattle’s history. That means I’ll put it right up there with the I […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Perseids Meteor Shower, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 3 months ago
Monday, August 12, 2013
3:33 P.M.
Hello! I know many of you are waiting for a blog about our thunderstorms and all that wonderful stuff over the weekend. I’ve send out requests to certain photographers to use […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Marine Pushes and Visibility, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 3 months ago
Friday, August 9, 2013
3:20 P.M.
In many parts of the country, air conditioning is necessary during the summer months. Even in places with high and low temperatures similar to us (usually places that are close […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Wildfire Threat This Weekend, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 3 months ago
Friday, August 9, 2013
2:09 A.M. (Yikes!)I was absent the past week for a fishing trip in Canada and knew that Washington was expected to receive some rain. At the time I left, forecasts were calling f […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Back in Seattle, Thunderstorms Tuesday, and Micronesia Days 24-25, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 4 months ago
Monday, July 15, 2013
10:45 P.M.
Howdy everybody. I’ve been trying to readjust to Seattle time today, and I’ve taken a couple steps in the right direction. Today was not without its follies, however. I went […]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Hawaii Day 4 (Micronesia Day 21): Volcano National Park, on the site Charlie's Weather 11 years, 4 months ago
Thursday, July 11, 2013
10:05 P.M.
As the title says, my mother and I saw Volcano National Park today. It was a breathtaking experience… I’ll talk to Pele about that… I’d like to have my lungs back. […]
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