[AZ-Observing] Re: Seeing Conditions During Monsoon

So the question seems to be why is there no effect on the seeing conditions
from the breezes right? What if the surrounding air is sufficiently humid,
and the air from the storms do not offer much of a temperature gradient?
Also, is it possible that most of the hot/cold air mixing happens near the
outskirts of the city (at the boundary of the heat island) and by the time
the breezes get to "smack dab in the middle of Tempe" (as Tom and Jenn P.
put it :) ), the air temperature difference is much less due to this "heat
island"? I'm imagining this heat island as a bubble of hot air surrounding
the city.
PS: Please pardon my ignorance or lack of knowledge (if any at all) on this.
:)

Regards,

Derrick

On 7/23/07, Brian Skiff <bas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>      I think Tom P was expressing puzzlement about the seeing
> more than any specific effect.  The "lore" is that if there are
> storms in the region pushing various parcels of hot/cold air
> around, then the resulting mixing ought to make the seeing rather
> poor, or perhaps greatly variable but mostly lousy.  I'm pretty sure
> humidity per se has little to do with it.
>
> \Brian
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