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The cloud layer on each depiction is distracting - they used the same cloud cover data from a modern year for all 30 samples. This would be much better with eit
by greyfade 15y ago
The cloud layer on each depiction is distracting - they used the same cloud cover data from a modern year for all 30 samples. This would be much better with either no cloud cover at all or (if our climate models are good enough) realistically-modeled cloud cover for the land masses of the day.
- jofer 15y agoFor what it's worth, the paleogeographic maps themselves are Ron Blakey's work. The original paleogeographic maps don't have the cloud cover. Older versions (and some additional info) are available at his NAU website here: http://www2.nau.edu/rcb7/ http://www2.nau.edu/rcb7/ and newer versions are his company's website: http://cpgeosystems.com/paleomaps.html http://cpgeosystems.com/paleomaps.html
- dhughes 15y agoI'm curious if atmospheric conditions were taken into account such as oxygen content, solar energy, saline content and whatever else would have affected the weather.