Monthly Archives: November 2010

Further Confirmation Of A Need To Broaden Out The Assessement Of Climate Beyond CO2 Effects

As reported on my weblog since its inception, a focus on CO2 as the main driver of the climate system is grossly inadequate in terms of how the real climate system works.  The failure of this narrow perspective has been … Continue reading

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Guest Post By Jos de Laat On the Post By Andy Lacis

Guest Post by  Jos de Laat (Jos), Ph.D, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Following the ongoing debate on this weblog with Andy Lacis I could not resist weighing in on the recent discussion. Although Dr. Lacis notes that “aerosols are the really big uncertainty”, … Continue reading

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BMW’s Comment On Ethanol

I came across an interesting brochure from BMW that is titled “Beyond octane: How additives in gasoline are affecting your BMW’s performance”. We have scanned and posted the one side of this brochure below (click on image for a larger … Continue reading

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Atmospheric CO2 Thermostat: Continued Dialog by Andy Lacis

Andy Lacis has graciously continued the dialog that was started in our weblog posts Guest Post “CO2: The Thermostat That Controls Earth’s Temperature” By Andy Lacis Further Comment By Andy Lacis On CO2 As A Climate Thermostat My Comments On … Continue reading

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Repost Of “Further Discussion Of Global Warming”

In response to a comment on November 18 2o10 on Judy Curry’s post Michael’s controversial testimony by Don B., where he referred to an earlier post of mine from September 2010, I have reposted below.  It is titled Further Discussion Of … Continue reading

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Two Recommended House Of Representatives Hearing Topics

I have posted on the failure of this week’s House of Representatives Subcommittee to properly assess the state of climate science; see http://pielkeclimatesci.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/the-perpetuation-of-climate-misunderstandings-by-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-subcommitee-on-energy-and-environment/ In this post I want to present recommendations for two future Panels, whether led by Democrats or … Continue reading

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New Paper “Screen Level Temperature Increase Due To Higher Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide In Calm And Windy nights Revisited’ By Steeneveld Et Al 2010

There is a new paper that further assesses the issue of long term temperature trends as a function of height near the ground. This new study was motivated by our paper Pielke Sr., R.A., and T. Matsui, 2005: Should light wind and … Continue reading

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The Perpetuation Of Climate Misunderstandings By The U.S. House Of Representatives Subcommitee On Energy and Environment

The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommitee On Energy and Environment Hearing titled A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, the Evidence, the Response that Judy Curry has posted on; e.g. see Uncertainty gets a seat at the big table: … Continue reading

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New Paper “Satellite Global And Hemispheric Lower Tropospheric Temperature Annual Temperature Cycle” By Herman Et Al

We have a new paper that has been published. It is Herman, Benjamin M.; Brunke, Michael A.; Sr., Roger A. Pielke; Christy, John R.; McNider, Richard T. 2010. “Satellite Global and Hemispheric Lower Tropospheric Temperature Annual Temperature Cycle.” Remote Sens. … Continue reading

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Congressional Testimony – June 26 2008

Judy Curry will be testifiying this week as she has reported on her weblog; see Uncertainty gets a seat at the “big table” Climate Etc. Skip to contentHomeAboutBlog Rules ← Older posts Uncertainty gets a seat at the “big table.” … Continue reading

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