What are they?
UK MET office fails to acknowledge particulate aerosol responsible for cloud nucleation
by qbit on Apr.19, 2010, under In the News, Optical Phenomena, What are they?
I’m reposting this propaganda for one reason. Occasionally I see WW2-era pictures of propeller planes forming thick contrails; even what appear to be persistent chemtrails. The obvious question to ask is ‘If chemtrails are formed by a jet fuel additive, how do you explain these pictures of thick contrails in old photos of propeller planes?’
The answer is simple. Lead. These old propeller planes used lead (tetra ethyl lead) in the fuel as an anti-knock agent. It doesn’t particularly matter (no pun intended) which metallic aerosol is present in the exhaust. The nucleation sites still increase water droplet and ice crystal formation and reduce their tendency to evaporate/sublimate into invisible gas in dry high altitude air. Of course water vapor is a major byproduct of hydrocarbon combustion so if there are nucleation sites present, the water will tend to condense and persist in visible droplets or ice crystals more than if the fuel were clean burning with fewer nucleation sites.
Climate pimps like the UK Met will rarely acknowledge metallic aerosols when discussing persistent contrail formation. They will only refer to “vapor trails.” But the MET is closely connected to UK’s Ministry of Defense, so it’s assumed everything they publish will have some propaganda value. Why did they choose a picture of old propeller planes forming contrails, not satellite photos like these or modern jet aircraft that better illustrate the scope of the chemtrail program?
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Contrails Creating Clouds
Dr Jim Haywood, Met Office
Ben – Most of us are familiar with the long trails left behind by airplanes as they pass overhead. But those trails, or contrails as they’re called, can actually give rise to clouds. We’re joined by Dr. Jim Haywood who’s from the Met office. Now thank you for joining us, Jim. My first question really to get a broad idea is how were clouds normally formed?
Jim – Well, clouds almost invariably form when the air that contains the water vapour cools. Cooling is almost always initiated by a lifting action. For example, air flowing over mountains can cause the air to cool to such an extent that the water in it condenses, forming a cloud. Alternatively, you can have things like cool air undercutting warm air and forcing it to rise in frontal systems associated with low pressure systems in the mid latitudes. So really, it’s just a case of air being forced to cool, the relative humidity – as meteorologists call it – exceeds 100% and the water in it condenses.
Ben – When we see these big lines up in the sky, these contrails from airplanes, what are they actually made of?
Jim – Obviously, most clouds that we can see from down here are made up of water droplets. Contrails tend to be made up of ice crystals that grow when the conditions are favourable.
Ben – How do these then go on to create a cloud?
Jim – What you can get is – under certain conditions, which is basically cold and moist conditions – the ice crystals that are initially formed by the aircraft contrail can grow. It’s a bit like a physics experiment that you probably did at school where you grow crystals of copper sulphate or things in supersaturated solutions. That’s exactly what’s happening here. When the conditions are right, it’s cold enough and moist enough up in our atmosphere then the crystals that are initially injected can just grow tremendously and spread with the metrological flow.
Ben – So we’re not talking about lots of individual particles like we will be for a normal cloud. This is actually a very large ice crystal that just happens to be light enough to float about. Is that right?
Jim – The ice crystals, when they’re initially injected are about a 1000th of a millimetre typically in terms of size. But as they grow, they can actually get many times that up to about 100 microns. So, they do form very large crystals which are important in the earth’s radiation budget.
Ben – These clouds are a bit different than normal clouds. How do they affect the weather? Are they rain clouds? Are we likely to see rain from them or just perhaps a bit of shading or will they not affect us much at all?
Jim – Well they do affect us in terms of the amount of sunlight that they let through. That’s quite important. They tend to reflect sunlight back out to space and lead to a cooling of the weather and consequently, the climate. But they also trap out going long wave radiation. So, heat radiation if you like, rather like the greenhouse effect. So there’s these two competing effects. You’ve got the reflection of solar radiation or sunlight back out to space and you’ve also got a greenhouse type of effect. And what’s critical is really the balance between the cooling from the reflection of solar radiation and the warming due to the greenhouse type of effect of these crystals.
Ben – So if they need particular conditions in which to form, does this mean that certain flight paths are actually more likely to create these clouds and therefore, we’re more likely to have this warming effect or this reduction of sunlight effect in certain areas?
Jim – Yes, that’s right. I mean, one of the area that’s particularly good for forming cirrus types of particles – these ice crystals – actually coincides with the air traffic corridors, particularly the one linking North America with Europe. That’s a particular area that’s good for crystal formation and crystal growth.
Ben – We’ve had a very, very relevant question from Neil Briscoe. He said that he heard a while ago – thanks to the 9/11 attacks – when they grounded all the flights, people were able to work out the contrails during daylight hours, helped to prohibit warming by reflecting light back out into space. But during night time, they actually increased warming. Is this the same stuff that we’re talking about here? Does it matter whether it’s day or night?
Jim – Yes, it does indeed. It’s exactly what that question is about. Really, we’re talking about a cooling, if you like from the reflection of sunlight and a warming during the night time which can cause a reduction in what’s called the diurnal temperature range. After 9/11, there was certainly evidence of a reduction in the diurnal temperature range from a particular study. But it’s quite difficult to disentangle that signal, if you like from the natural meteorological events that can occur. And when they looked at it in a little bit more detail, it became almost impossible to distinguish from other events that had nothing to do with 9/11. You still could see this signal in diurnal temperature range, just due to the natural variability of the atmospheric system.
Ben – So it may have an impact that we can’t see because it’s no bigger than noise.
Jim – It’s just difficult to detect. That’s right.
Ben – And speaking of detecting it, how do we actually study these things?
Jim – Well, we study it by a number of ways. We’ve been simulating these contrails and contrails induce cirrus in the state-of-the-science atmospheric models that we use at the Met office and the Hadley Centre for Climate Change. We’ve also been having a look at various different aircraft measurement campaigns. I’m involved with an aircraft measuring campaign where we’re trying to create contrails and actually measure the amount of reflected sunlight, and the amount of infrared heat energy that these contrails affect. So, you can do it from a purely modelling perspective but it’s always better to base it on objective measurements.
Ben – And, just finally, these contrails obviously tend to stay in one place in the sky. When they go on to create this cirrus type clouds, do they also stay where they were created or do we find that they drift across the country and have that sort of effect on a slightly wider area?
Jim – Yes. We studied one particular contrail that was formed by an Awacs aircraft over the north sea and what we found was although that aircraft had only travelled 1500 kilometres, the area of cloud that it created was actually over 50,000 square kilometres. This area of cloud – this was created last March – you could see quite clearly being vectored over the UK and lasted for several hours. It actually lasted for around about 18 hours before the ice crystals started to dissipate.
Ben – So that’s certainly something to think about next time you’re 30,000 feet above the UK. You might actually be making it literally cooler for us down on earth in the daytime, possibly a little warmer at night. That was Jim Haywood. He’s from the Met Office.
March 2010
G. Edward Griffin on chemtrails
by qbit on Apr.14, 2010, under What are they?
These are just clouds
by qbit on Mar.31, 2010, under What are they?
Nothing to see here. Move along.
I know it’s been done a million and one times already, but the sky in Ann Arbor, Michigan today was so disturbing I had to take a few pics. Seeing all the students walking around in total disregard/denial of the chemtrails littering the sky was surreal. I guess this is considered normal now, that on clear days, chemtrails fill up the sky and everything turns gray in a matter of hours.
It’s lonely out here.
What in the World Are They Spraying? Part II
by qbit on Mar.24, 2010, under What are they?
Could Aluminum, Barium and Other Substances From Stratospheric Aerosol Geo-Engineering Programs be Destroying Eco-Systems around the World?
FLASHBACK: What In The World Are They Spraying? Part 1
Michael J. Murphy
Prison Planet.com
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
What would you do if you were told that toxic substances being sprayed into the sky are falling to the ground and decimating eco-systems around the world? This very claim, made by concerned citizens outside the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting last month in San Diego, sparked my interest to investigate further.
The AAAS meeting hosted several top geo-engineering scientists who gathered to discuss the “plausibility” of implementing various geo-engineering programs throughout the world. One of the options addressed was the stratospheric aerosol geo-engineering (SAG) , AKA chemtrail program, where scientists discussed the “plausibility” of spraying aerosol aluminum, barium and other particles into the sky to block the sun as a means to “reduce” the Earth’s temperature. When asked specifically about the potential risks associated with using aluminum in the program as an aerosol, scientists replied by stating that they have not studied much about the risks associated with aluminum and added that something terrible could be found tomorrow that they haven’t looked at. When probed further about the deployment of existing aerosol programs, the scientists stated that no aerosol spraying programs have been deployed to date.
The concerned citizens I met outside the meeting were claiming quite the opposite. They came in protest after witnessing airplanes that they believe are regularly spraying aerosols into the upper-part of the sky. Many from this group have tested and found extremely high levels of aluminum, barium and other substances in their soil, rain, water and snow. Ironically, the substances that they reported finding are the same substances the scientists are “considering” implementing in the various aerosol spraying programs discussed at the meeting. They also believe that these substances are leading to the destruction of eco-systems and are coming from already deployed SAG programs. Due to the severity of this issue and my desire to know the truth, I was led to Shasta County in the Northern part of California to investigate not only the claims of what is being reported in the sky, but also claims of what is in the rain, water, snow and soil from what many residents are saying is the result of SAG programs.
The first stop on this trip led me to Dane Wigington’s beautiful 2000 acre property overlooking Lake Shasta. As we toured his breath-taking land, he pointed to multiple trails that blanketed the sky. He claimed the trails are present on most days above Northern California. Wigington referred to this as a “moderate spraying day”. Like many other residents in Shasta County, Wigington moved to the area to get away from the heavy pollution of Southern California that he grew up with as a child. His dreams of living off the land and becoming one with nature are now coming to a grinding halt as he is focusing his time and energy on the issue of geo-engineering.
Wigington became concerned about SAG when he began to notice dramatic changes in the solar power that he uses to supply his home and property. Owner of one of the largest residential solar systems in Northern California, he began to notice very high declines in solar power. It can be decreased by as much as 60 percent on what he calls “heavy spraying days”. Wigington said, “The trails are literally blocking the sun”. He also went on to say that he regularly samples the fine dust layers on top of his solar panels and other outdoor surface areas and frequently finds very high levels of aluminum and barium. Wigington believes that these are a product of SAG programs.
At the same time as finding decreased solar power, Wigington also began to witness dramatic changes on his property as the trees, grass, insects and wildlife started dying. This led him to get his first rain test just four years ago. The results were shocking as they found aluminum levels at 7 ug/l or 7 parts per billion. Although aluminum can be found around the world in smaller quantities, geo-hydrologists told him that this number was quite high. Since that time, he has had aluminum tests escalate as high as 50,000 percent to 3,400ug/l. That is literally toxic rain. These results prompted him to get additional pH tests from two USDA soil scientists which yielded more shocking results. The pH of the soil was 6.6 in one area and 7.4 in another. This is over 11 times the normal alkalinity of the soil which should be in the range of 5.0 to 5.5. It is important to note the tests were taken in the forest far removed from any highway or industry.
When asked what these changes can do to the ecosystem, Wigington replied by saying that it is devastating. He went on to say, “if this continues, we can only expect to see things get much worse. Not only are we seeing our trees dying here, but also a major decline in our wildlife and fish”. As a matter of fact, Wigington stated that according to The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the salmon run, once seen in abundance in this area has declined from 769,868 in 2002 to 39,530 in 2009. That is over a 90 percent decline. Amazingly enough, this decline started occurring about the same period of time when residents began to see a dramatic increase in what they believe to be SAG programs. Wigington’s efforts to get these issues and test results addressed has been largely ignored by government agencies and officials.
After a closer look at Wigington’s property, my initial awe of the beauty and breath taking views led to sadness, frustration and anger over the contamination that is literally destroying the eco-system. This led me to investigate further by seeking an expert in biology. I packed up the car and headed north to the breathtaking town of Mt. Shasta. Mt. Shasta has been known for its beauty, clean air and as being the source of water for some bottled water companies. Many travel from around the world to mountain climb and vacation in this beautiful part of Western America.
Francis Mangels, BS in Forestry, Masters in zoology and a retired soil conservationist and wildlife biologist who worked for the U.S. Forest Service for over thirty five years, welcomed me into his beautiful home in the town of Mt. Shasta to discuss the “hidden” crisis that is occurring. Mangels alerted me to the rapid decline of fish in the nearby rivers and streams. Mangels brought me to a nearby creek that had an abundant supply of fish just a few years ago. Because the primary diet of the fish in the creek is aquatic insects, he performed a standard sample method to measure the amount of insects present. The samples he had performed before the alleged aerosol spraying campaign had yielded an average of 1000 aquatic insects. Our sample yielded only 31. This is over a 96% decline from samples taken just a few years ago. Mangels stated that because the fish live off of the insects, they are literally starving. This rapid decline is likely due to changes in the chemistry of the water. The only changes that Mangels is aware of are the dramatic increases of aluminum, barium and strontium which he believes is from SAG programs.
We also took time to test the pH of nearby soil and snow which contained over 10 times the alkalinity of the normal pH. Mangels has evidence that this drastic change in pH is also due to the massive increases of aluminum. He stated that forests, fields and farm ecologies thrive in acidic soils. Aluminum acts as a buffer that increases alkalinity and can decimate ecologies in large amounts. Mangels also pointed out that snow on Mt. Shasta was tested and sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) who found results that contained 61,100 ug/l or parts per billion of aluminum and 83 ug/l of barium. The normal amount of aluminum in the snow at Mt. Shasta is 0.5 ug/l. Drinking water allowable is 50ug/l. That means that the snow on Mt. Shasta has tested at 1200 times more poisonous than water standards allow for aluminum. Mangels said, “Mountain climbers that come from around the world are drinking the poisonous water from the snow on the mountain”. Mangels went on to say that government action is required at just 1000 ug/l of detected aluminum. Although he alerted several government agencies of these findings, no governmental action has been taken to date.
Mengels brought me to several other locations around the town of Mt. Shasta where he tested the soil, rain, water and snow that also yielded tests that revealed the pH to be over ten times the normal alkalinity. He went on to say that these types of changes in soil, water and snow are very uncommon except in other areas around the world where people have been witnessing what many believe to be spraying from SAG programs. Mengels also stated that these changes have produced an “ecological crisis” and will have horrible consequences if continued. Mengels said, “Losses to our economy will be incredible and are on their way as we speak. Tree growth will be decreased which will result in the loss of logging jobs. It is also causing the decline of naturally occurring plant and grass growth that occurs in the normally acidic soils of grazing pastures, resulting in the demise of our grazing industry, fishing industry, and worst of all, basic agriculture in Northern California.”
What is amazing is that these tests and many others throughout the world are largely being ignored by the very governmental entities that are required to address them. Some politicians, like Mt. Shasta City Council member Ed Valenzuela may choose to ignore the issue. Valenzuela was made aware of the mass contamination at a city council meeting where he stated that the city did not want to sample the water for aluminum because the request was a “can of worms” that would, “open a Pandora’s box” that the city would have to pay for. Although several local citizens volunteered to pay the $22.00 cost of the test at an EPA lab, both Republican Committee Chairman Russ Porterfield, and Valenzuela voted no to having the water tested. The mayor Stearns wanted the test, but was overruled by a 3-2 vote. This response is not uncommon as Mengels has presented this issue and his scientific data to over 15 local and federal agencies including Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer’s office. To date he has received no response or action.
Is it a coincidence that the substances found in the rain, snow and soil in this region and around the world match the exact substances that scientists are “considering” implementing in various geo-engineering campaigns throughout the world? If not, then why have agencies and officials largely ignored these findings that are destroying our planet’s eco-system? Could it be that officials are fearful of exposing a massive cover-up of a world-wide ecological crime? Or is it the belief that this issue is simply too large and too complicated a problem for them to tackle? Whatever the reason for this ignorance, we need to demand that our questions and shocking test results get addressed not only in Shasta County, but in every part of the world. Our future on this planet is dependent on this issue being addressed.
Because this movement has come under attack from those who appear to be protecting the many political and corporate interests associated with SAG, it is essential that all of us around the world get involved by testing the rain, snow, soil and various outdoor surfaces and reporting the results to our elected officials and local environmental agencies. We must also reach out and educate all those involved with SAG who might be unaware of the environmental implications associated with their programs. Testing for pH changes and metals is simple and can be performed almost anywhere at a nominal price. Simple testing instructions and more information about geo-engineering programs can be found on the internet at www.geoengineeringwatch.org . Biologist Francis Mengels can be contacted by e-mail at bioguy311@sbcglobal.net for more information on this issue, the tests he has performed and suggestions on testing procedures. Please take action by testing, reporting and demanding answers on this ever so important issue. Both nature and humanity depend on it. For more information, please contact me at whtagft@hotmail.com or visit my blog: http://truthmediaproductions.blogspot.com/ .
US Patent 3899144 – Powder Contrail Generation
by qbit on Feb.22, 2010, under What are they?
This is an interesting patent found by Federal Jack, but by itself doesn’t prove much about chemtrails. A device like this could have civilian purposes such as skywriting or cloud seeding for rain. Sprayers obviously do exist, but the chemtrail phenomenon is so widespread it would necessarily have to be a fuel additive or we would see a lot more leaks about installed sprayers.
This is a patent for dispersing metal particles into the atmosphere (welsbach seeding) via fuel additive.
I’ve done a considerable amount of research into the chemtrail phenomenon and am definitely not in the “sprayer camp” any more. Don’t get me wrong. I know sprayers do exist, but bulk of the chemtrailing is probably done with a fuel additive like Stadis 450.
Caution urged over cloud seeding
by qbit on Sep.23, 2009, under In the News, What are they?
scidev.net
Scientists who have produced the first robust proof that cloud seeding can increase long-term rainfall are urging developing countries considering the technology to be cautious.
Cloud seeding involves injecting clouds with chemicals that encourage water vapour to form ice crystals heavy enough to fall, melting on their way to produce rain. Chemicals can be injected into clouds using aircraft or by launching rockets.
The researchers — led by Steven Siems, an associate professor from Monash University, Australia — examined more than four decades of cloud seeding experiments in Tasmania and found rainfall was at least five per cent higher over seeded areas.
But co-author Anthony Morrison points out that clouds in Tasmania contain vast amounts of supercooled liquid water and are unusually clean — making them particularly suitable for cloud seeding.
And Siems wants more research, saying, ”There could be other explanations for the increased rainfall — although we suspect that cloud seeding is a significant contributor.”
He told SciDev.Net that promoting cloud seeding to developing countries is “probably not a good thing to do”.
“There are many, many unscrupulous people in the field of weather modification who up until now have promoted some methods without any proper scientific evidence. Developing countries are particularly at risk here,” says Siems.
The technique ”remains controversial, especially because in the early days unrealistic claims were made about its success”, says Johannes Verlinde, associate professor of meteorology at US-based Pennsylvania State University.
Another reason for the controversy, he says, is that no two clouds are alike, making it difficult to compare clouds to prove it really works.
Siems cautions that developing countries should carefully consider whether cloud seeding is right for them and avoid other unproven techniques.
Roelof Bruintjes, of the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, United States, agrees, and says that there are many companies promoting techniques such as ‘ionisation’ — where charged particles in the air are claimed to act as nuclei for rain drops to form — that have not been scientifically proven.
The problem, he says, ”is that people are desperate and in some cases are willing to try anything”.
However, he also says cloud seeding may be an economical way to enhance water resources in some developing countries. Bruintjes’ own organisation is helping Mali monitor cloud seeding experiments.
But he “would advise all governments considering cloud seeding to conduct tests first to see if it is going to work for their country”.
The research was published in the June issue of the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
Link to abstract in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
References
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 48, 1267 (2009)
HAARP and metal aerosol
by qbit on Mar.13, 2009, under Satellite Imagery, Surveillance, What are they?
Video exerpt from Clifford Carnicom explores the connection between HAARP and metal aerosol from chemtrails.
PDF version of “The Not-So Secret Ingredient: Stadis 450″ available
by qbit on Mar.04, 2009, under What are they?
I’ve uploaded a PDF version of The not-so-secret ingredient: Stadis 450 (dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acid, barium salt).
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Have you noticed anything unusual about jet aircraft contrails lately?
In the past, high altitude jet contrails dissipated quickly, and didn't form persistent horizon-to-horizon trails that later spread out into a blanket of silvery haze. How many days have you watched clear skies turned solid gray by chemtrails? Global dimming has been proven and is highly associated with chemtrails.
By whatever means the chemicals are being dispersed, whether as a fuel additive or spraying, and for whatever purpose(s), it's safe to say at this point that a semi-secret aerosol dispersal program exists, and a number of different chemicals are being released into the air using jet aircraft (including barium, aluminum, polymer fibers, and microorganisms). High altitude ice crystal formation increases around these nucleation sites, often resulting in stunning rainbows (chembows and sun dogs) of diffracted/refracted light, and pink and green dichroism.
The program is global in scope and is causing untold harm to our environment. It's time to recognize the mangnitude of this threat, and conduct some real diligent science and intelligence gathering that identifies conclusively the source and composition and impact of the release of this aerosol.
Science experiment to-do list:
1. Obtain a commercial sample of Stadis 450 and perform LCMS analysis for presence of metals associated with chemtrails.
2. Collect and analyze air samples from locations varying in proximity to major airports that use commercial jet fuel. Use blind labeling of samples and data. Look for any association between metal aerosol in air and proximity to airports.
3. Obtain high power gimball tracking telescope. Record chemtrail aircraft. Check trail dispersal pattern and plane for spray nozzles and spray or exhaust pattern behind aircraft that leave persistent chemtrails. Produce a video with wide angle time lapse and close-up overlay to show whether chemtrails are associated with spray pattern from nozzles or with exhaust gases.
