08-05-2018, 11:37 AM
With wild fires now on the slopes of Mauna Loa AND Mauna Kea, I think that wet is a very location based observation...
From May on, most of the island (including Keaau Town area) has experienced slightly below to very low average precipitation.
Pahoa town has had off the record precipitation...
There are 3 mechanisms that increase the water droplets... & all of them are converging around the eruption
Increased air & water temps increase the water vapor potential in the air...
Increased particulates (esp sulfates) in the air increases the formation of water droplets & rainfall
Increased water vapor in the air from the water vapor created at the ocean entry & eruption....
The downside of all the rain that the area of the island around the eruption is experiencing???
Areas on the west side of the island have been very dry due to the lack of water vapor left in the trade wind air...
From May on, most of the island (including Keaau Town area) has experienced slightly below to very low average precipitation.
Pahoa town has had off the record precipitation...
There are 3 mechanisms that increase the water droplets... & all of them are converging around the eruption
Increased air & water temps increase the water vapor potential in the air...
Increased particulates (esp sulfates) in the air increases the formation of water droplets & rainfall
Increased water vapor in the air from the water vapor created at the ocean entry & eruption....
The downside of all the rain that the area of the island around the eruption is experiencing???
Areas on the west side of the island have been very dry due to the lack of water vapor left in the trade wind air...