Monthly Archives: August 2009
Guest Weblog By Syun Akasofu Of International Arctic Research Center At The University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Syun Akasofuhas provided us with a guest weblog based on a translation from Japanese of an article he wrote. I pleased to use my weblog to communicate viewpoints on climate science issues from credentialed climate scientists. GUEST WEBLOG By Syun … Continue reading
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Remarkable Admission By James Annan On The Klotzbach Et Al (2009) Paper
There is a remarkable presentation of viewpoints on our Klotzbach et al (2009) paper by Michael Tobis (see) and James Annan (see). On Roger Pielke Jr.’s Blog, he has already posted effectively in response to Michael Tobis’s admission of his lack … Continue reading
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Our Paper “Impacts Of Land Use Land Cover On Temperature Trends Over The Continental United States: Assessment Using The North American Regional Reanalysis” By Fall Et Al 2009 Is Published
Our paper Fall, S., D. Niyogi, A. Gluhovsky, R. A. Pielke Sr., E. Kalnay, and G. Rochon, 2009: Impacts of land use land cover on temperature trends over the continental United States: Assessment using the North American Regional Reanalysis. Int. … Continue reading
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Comments On A New Post By James Annan titled “A Bizarre Rewriting Of History”
James Annan has written a new post entitled “A bizarre rewriting of history”. In response, my son and I have e-mailed to James and have reproduced the communications below. If he responds, I will post as an update. E-Mail from Pielke … Continue reading
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The Santer Et Al (2000) View Of The Importance of Error In The Surface Temperature Record In Their Paper “Differential Temperature Trends At The Surface And In The Lower Troposphere”
In 2000 Ben Santer and colleagues published the paper [and thanks to Dick McNider for alerting us to it!] B. D. Santer, T. M. L. Wigley, D. J. Gaffen, L. Bengtsson, C. Doutriaux, J. S. Boyle, M. Esch, J. J. … Continue reading
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My 1991 View of “Overlooked Scientific Issues In Assessing Hypothesized Greenhouse Gas”
In 1991 I published a paper which had my views on the issue of the GCM modeling of global warming. This weblog revisits the topics I raised at that time. Pielke, R.A., 1991: Overlooked scientific issues in assessing hypothesized greenhouse … Continue reading
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New Research Paper “Theoretical Assessment Of Uncertainty In Regional Averages” By D.PaiMazumder And N. Mölders
Nicole Mölders has a very important new research paper that is in press. This paper illustrates the issue of what is an adequate spatial sampling of surface climate variables, including the 2m temperatures. This is yet another illustration of the … Continue reading
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Comment On News Article “U.S. Chamber of Commerce Seeks Trial On Global Warming”
There was a news article in the LA times on August 25 2009 by Jim Tankersley entitled “U.S. Chamber of Commerce seeks trial on global warming“. The article has the text “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, trying to ward off … Continue reading
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The Issue That James Annan and Gavin Schmidt Should Focus On With Respect To The Klotzbach Et Al 2009 Paper
There has been quite a bit of discussion by James Annan (see and see) and Gavin Schmidt (see) on our paper Klotzbach, P.J., R.A. Pielke Sr., R.A. Pielke Jr., J.R. Christy, and R.T. McNider, 2009: An alternative explanation for differential temperature trends … Continue reading
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Comments On An E-mail Exchange With James Annan
James Annan and I have been exchanging e-mails over the weekend, and while he clearly is misunderstanding the focus of the papers, Pielke Sr., R.A., and T. Matsui, 2005: Should light wind and windy nights have the same temperature trends … Continue reading
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