TheSnowman Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 On my trips to Blue Hill Observatory, I was fairly astonished at how obvious these trends in these charts are, but was utterly stopped in my eye movements by the wind. When I asked Director Orloff and the others, No One had a definitive answer on it and also stated that they had many people working on reports to explain the phenomenon. Climate Change = More Precipitation, More Storms, Warmer overall, and ..................... Less Wind?? Would Love to hear everyone's thoughts, as the consistency of less wind was Even More consistent as you can see, than any of the other charts of aspects that everyone knows and agrees upon Already. Musically and Snowily - Cory Pesaturo "The Snowman" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Someone actually did a study on this (don't have it at my fingertips at the moment)...but they theorized that the main culprit has been increased tree growth. Much of the land used to be more open around there including on the hill itself and as trees hit a critical height in the late 70s and early 80s, the wind speeds really dropped off a cliff. Friction is the biggest enemy to high winds. There's also been some urban development too which creates frictional force against the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Someone actually did a study on this (don't have it at my fingertips at the moment)...but they theorized that the main culprit has been increased tree growth. Much of the land used to be more open around there including on the hill itself and as trees hit a critical height in the late 70s and early 80s, the wind speeds really dropped off a cliff. Friction is the biggest enemy to high winds. There's also been some urban development too which creates frictional force against the wind. This is true of the whole area around blue hill too. Places like Easton Stoughton were all farms in the 50s and 60s. Now all trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 This is true of the whole area around blue hill too. Places like Easton Stoughton were all farms in the 50s and 60s. Now all treesyep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 i was thinking the tree thing or they moved the sensor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The only constant appears to be snowfall, despite warmer temperatures. I also wonder how much an effect pasture/farmed lands have over forested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Blue hills did a tree cutting years ago. It's growing back though, but it's clear to me that vegetation had an effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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