Post by nei on Nov 28, 2019 15:17:44 GMT -5
Original idea was a thread for weatherboxes I made from a climate model's simulation of the last glacial maximum. But maybe people could add other stuff on the subject, so made a more general title
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showed this on the shoutbox a few months ago. I found a gridded data set of a climate model simulation of the peak of the last ice age (last glacial maximum; 21,000 years ago). Posting below the modeled climate of some places back then.
Think of it as not a climate of a city but of a grid cell averaged over latitude & longitude range. The grid cells are 1.25ยฐ x 0.94ยฐ wide, large enough a city could include places with a very different climate in the same cell. so grid cells that cover land and water, or contain a range of elevation will smooth a lot of local climate differences. Like, the grid cell containing Miami has lots of water so it doesn't reflect Miami's climate exactly. Here's what the southeast looks at this resolution, showing Jan ยฐC temperatures.
Since it's not quite right to say they're climates of a city, I'll just label them by the latitude and longitude. Near NYC, going inland to avoid water.
Near NYC
Near Raleigh
Portland, Oregon
Tucson, Arizona (dunno what elevation this is at, would like to know)
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showed this on the shoutbox a few months ago. I found a gridded data set of a climate model simulation of the peak of the last ice age (last glacial maximum; 21,000 years ago). Posting below the modeled climate of some places back then.
Think of it as not a climate of a city but of a grid cell averaged over latitude & longitude range. The grid cells are 1.25ยฐ x 0.94ยฐ wide, large enough a city could include places with a very different climate in the same cell. so grid cells that cover land and water, or contain a range of elevation will smooth a lot of local climate differences. Like, the grid cell containing Miami has lots of water so it doesn't reflect Miami's climate exactly. Here's what the southeast looks at this resolution, showing Jan ยฐC temperatures.
Since it's not quite right to say they're climates of a city, I'll just label them by the latitude and longitude. Near NYC, going inland to avoid water.
Near NYC
Near Raleigh
Portland, Oregon
Tucson, Arizona (dunno what elevation this is at, would like to know)
