My Son Devon Eberhard Larratt
That’s me and his Grandfather Eberhard about 1995. Global Warming, usw.
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic15-3-205.pdf
“The extent to which an ocean area is covered by ice is significant for the energy budget of the area, because (1) the existence of ice changes the albedo of the area, and therefore the absorbed solar energy, (2) its low thermal conductivity alters the energy expended by the ocean in the form of long wave radiation, sensible and latent heat, and finally, (3) freezing and melting frequently do not occur at the same place, so that the movement of ice may export or import energy into a given area. The pack ice belt surrounding Antarctica is by far the largest sea ice area in the world. Although there is a paucity of data, it seems worthwhile to analyze the available information in order to obtain at least a tentative picture and to draw attention to the most critical observations which are required for a better understanding of the pack ice belt.”
Scientist such as he knew the above 50 years ago Iit’s an abstract of one of his papers). This 2010 we can’t put the ice cover back. It’s going going gone. The short term savings to be realized via shipping thru the North-West Passage (an open passage saves 1000s of miles as a shortcut between Europe and Asia). What a pleasure it was to talk with Vati before we passed the tipping pt …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage
http://shortlink.info/?21c361d6
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/06/looks-like-the-northwest-passage-will-be-open-soon.html
If you really want to know more …
http://shortlink.info/?c3106c1f
I also remember Devon running home from Waterloof to Castlehom …
(now I am unsure of the exact distance but a marathon distance)
