Monthly Archives: May 2006
New Valuable Professional Journal
There is a valuable new publication that has been introduced by the The Meteorological Society of Japan . It is called SOLA and information is available online as to how to submit papers (see). As communicated me by Dr. Takehiko … Continue reading
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Are Multi-Decadal Global Climate Simulations Hypotheses? Have They Been Tested, and, If So, Have the Hypotheses As Represented By the Models, Been Falsified?
On the Climate Science weblog for May 25 2006, the subject of whether the multi-decadal global climate simulation are predictions or projections was presented (see), and a number of valuable comments on it are posted. This weblog asks a related … Continue reading
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Fundamental Global Warming Conclusions
Today’s weblog invites counter scientific arguments on several scientific conclusions that we have raised on the Climate Science weblog: 1. As was evaluated in the weblog of April 27 2006 “What Fraction of Global Warming is Due to the Radiative … Continue reading
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What is the Difference Between A Multi-Decadal Climate Projection and a Multi-Decadal Climate Prediction?
As generally interpreted by the impacts community, there is no difference in these terms. They are synonyms. A few examples of how other communities interpret the term “projection” include: a forecast of future trends in the operation of a business. … Continue reading
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Is CO2 a Pollutant Part II
The weblog RealClimate on May 18 2006 has a posting entitled “Thank you for emitting”. . In the post, which is written in response to an advertisement, there is text referring to CO2 as a pollutant; ; ” It contains … Continue reading
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New Research On the First Order Climate Forcings of Aerosols
Dr. Colette L. Heald presented a seminar at Colorado State Univerisity on May 22, 2006 entitled “Observing Tropospheric Composition: Insights on Sources and Fate of Pollution” The abstract of her talk is “Understanding the composition of the troposphere is vital … Continue reading
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Two New Papers in Hurricane Intensity Trend Research
Two new papers have appeared in the peer reviewed literature on recent trends in major hurricanes. It will be informative to see if the media include these studies in their news on the upcoming hurricane season. The articles are in … Continue reading
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Fox News Documentary “Global Warming: The Debate Continues.�
A Fox News Channel Documentary aired last evening May 21st entitled “Global Warming: The Debate Continues.â€? The Documentary was very informative in communicating the need to assess the risk to society of global warming relative to other natural- and human-caused … Continue reading
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What Level of Skill of Multi-Decadal Global Climate Prediction Can Be Concluded From The CCSP Report “Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences”?
The Climate Science website has discussed the lack of skill in multi-decadal climate predictions (e.g. see). This weblog extracts information from the CCSP Report “Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere: Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differencesâ€?, and an associated news … Continue reading
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The Final Meeting Information on “The Earth’s Radiative Energy Budget Related to SORCE” Conference Has Been Posted
The final list of invited talks at the 2006 SORCE Science Meeting, motivated by the NASA/EOS Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), has been posted. An earlier post on this meeting was given on April 4, 2006. The meeting, entitled … Continue reading
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