Spring storms, or squalls, can be dramatic and fast moving.
Sometimes they deliver rain, sometimes snow, sometimes just odd white fluffy stuff.
And then they’re gone.
Archive for the ‘cold’ Category
Spring squall.
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Sea ice.
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Ponds are all frozen over, even large ones, and now we’re seeing sea ice on the ocean.
Saltwater freezes below the freezing point of pure water, at about -1.8 °C (28.8 °F).
As sea water freezes, salt is excluded, because salt has a different crystalline structure: it forms cubic crystals (with four sides) whereas ice is hexagonal, or six-sided.
Snow can also accumulate on the water which makes a kind of fresh water slush that can turn into ice.
This is what might be called drift ice that floats on the surface and moves with the tides.
Beaches are frozen solid, just like our memories of summer.
Hard to believe that flip flops are in our future.
Winter window dressing.
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Amazing what winter weather can do.
Magic seems to increase when the temps drop.
The views from our windows are pretty enough.
But Jack Frost can’t seem to resist adding his own decorations.
Thanks Jack!
Smoking sea.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Sea smoke occurs when the air is much colder than the water below. It’s essentially a cloud. The evaporation happens faster than the air can absorb the water vapor and the surface wind blows it across the sea.
Just another beautiful, but chilly, part of winter in Maine.
