Monthly Archives: March 2010
New Paper ” Dam Safety Effects Due To Human Alteration Of Extreme Precipitation” By Hossain Et Al 2010
Our paper Hossain, F., I. Jeyachandran, and R.A. Pielke Sr., 2010: Dam safety effects due to human alteration of extreme precipitation. Water Resources Research, 46, W03301, doi:10.1029/2009WR007704 has appeared. The abstract reads “Very little is known about the vulnerability of … Continue reading
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Guest Post By Hiroshi L. Tanaka On The New Paper “Data Analysis Of Recent Warming Pattern In The Arctic” By Ohashi And Tanaka
Guest post by Hiroshi L. Tanaka of the University of the University of Tsukuba in Japan [his webpage is http://air.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp/~tanaka/ Guest Post Dr. Kiminori Itoh suggested I contact you to explain our recent work on misleading global warming predictions in reference to the comprehensive study on … Continue reading
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Guest Post On Wind Energy By Dr. C. (Kees) Le Pair
GUEST POST Dr. C. (Kees) Le Pair Recently we published 2 articles, along the same line, about the coupling of wind parks to the electricity grid. At the request of Henk Tennekes I am sending you the references: http://www.clepair.net/windsecret.html http://www.clepair.net/windefficiency.html The … Continue reading
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A Guest Post By Troels Halken to Henk Tennekes’s Wind Power Guest Post
A Guest Post By Troels Halken to Henk Tennekes’s Post http://pielkeclimatesci.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/wind-power-is-no-solution-to-anything-a-guest-weblog-by-henk-tennekes/ [Troels has worked with venture investements in the renewable energy sector and the past few years as a business developer in the wind industry. He also runs a blog … Continue reading
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Interesting Opinon Article By John Wallace of the University of Washington Which Significantly Broadens Out Environmenal Concerns Beyond Climate Change
There is an article in the Seattle Times on March 26 2010 by John Wallace of the Department of Atmospheric Science at the University of Washington [and thanks to Don Bishop to alerting us to it!] which reinforces the recommendations in our … Continue reading
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Further Confirmation Of Hypothesis 2a In Pielke Et Al 2009
In our paper Pielke Sr., R., K. Beven, G. Brasseur, J. Calvert, M. Chahine, R. Dickerson, D. Entekhabi, E. Foufoula-Georgiou, H. Gupta, V. Gupta, W. Krajewski, E. Philip Krider, W. K.M. Lau, J. McDonnell, W. Rossow, J. Schaake, J. Smith, S. Sorooshian, and E. … Continue reading
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Guest Post “A Simple Tool To Detect CO2 Background Levels” By Francis Massen
GUEST POST BY FRANCIS MASSEN Biography of Francis Massen here. Atmospheric CO2 mixing ratios vary with latitude, regional specificities (as sea-side, continental or urban location) and time. Daily values may differ by more than 40%, as can be seen in … Continue reading
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Comment On The Article “Recovery Of Upper Ocean Heat From Major Volcanic Eruptions” By Heckendorn Et Al 2010
There is quite an informative article in the January 2010 issue of the SPARC [stratospheric processes and their role in climate] Newsletter. The article is P. Heckendorn, F. Arfeuille, D. Weisenstein, S. Brönnimann, T. Peter, 2010 “SPARC Volcano Workshop 8-9 … Continue reading
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Comments on The Fox News Article By Joseph Abrams Titled “‘Archaic’ Network Provides Data Behind Global Warming Theory, Critics Say”
There was an interesting news article on March 2 2010 titled ‘Archaic’ Network Provides Data Behind Global Warming Theory, Critics Say” By Joseph Abrams – FOXNews.com It reads “Crucial data on the American climate, part of the basis for proposed trillion-dollar … Continue reading
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A Comment On Judith Curry’s Interview In Discovery Magazine
There is an informative interview of Judith Curry in Discovery Magazine titled Discover Interview It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here: The Big Battle Over Climate Science [thanks to Bill DiPuccio for alerting us to the section I have highlighted below] In … Continue reading
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