Monthly Archives: December 2010
Additional Papers On The Role of Aerosols On Precipitation
Yesterday, we posted Dev Niyogi has thoughtfully forwarded us other papers that show this important role of aerosols on precipitation. They are Khain, AP; Leung, LR; Lynn, B, et al., 2009: Effects of aerosols on the dynamics and microphysics of squall lines … Continue reading
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New Paper “Modeling Aerosol Impacts On Convective Storms In Different Environments” By Storer Et Al 2010
There is a new paper that examines the role of aerosols on thunderstorms (h/t to Dev Niyogi of Purdue). Aerosols, of course, have both natural and human sources. The latter include vehicular and industrial emissions, as well as from biomass … Continue reading
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Further Comment On The Posts At Dot Earth On Judah Cohen’s Research
Andy Revkin has another thoughtful post titled Putting a Siberian Snow Connection to the Test on his informative weblog Dot Earth. He requested my input on his post and I have reproduced it below [it is also in the Comments on Andy’s … Continue reading
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Madhav Khandekar Guest Post On His Paper “Weather Extremes Of Summer 2010: Global Warming Or Natural Variability”
Madhav Khandekar has published the article “Weather Extremes Of Summer 2010: Global Warming Or Natural Variability” Madhav provides a brief summary of this paper below. Guest Post By Madhav Khandekar In the paper from E&E 2010, I have surveyed the … Continue reading
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Comment On The New York Times Op-Ed “Bundle Up, It’s Global Warming”
There is an opinion in the New York Times by Judah Cohen titled Bundle Up, It’s Global Warming The op-ed starts with the text “The earth continues to get warmer, yet it’s feeling a lot colder outside. Over the past few … Continue reading
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Guest Post “The Continuing Recovery From The Little Ice Age” By Syun-Ichi Akasofu
The continuing recovery from the Little Ice Age by Syun-Ichi Akasofu of the International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks [Dr. Syun-Ichi Akasofu, IARC Founding Director and Professor of Physics, Emeritus, was the the director of the International Arctic Research … Continue reading
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Comment On Judy Curry’s Post “Scenarios: 2010-2030. Part I”
Judy Curry at Climate Etc has another thoughtful and informative post titled Scenarios: 2010-2030. Part I In her post, she discusses (for this time scale) “It is the combination of … natural variability and forced anthropogenic climate change that is of particular … Continue reading
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Is The Climate System “Stable” And “In Equilibrium” In The Absence Of Human Disturbance
I posted on text from the book Tattersall, Ian, 2008: The World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE (New Oxford World History). Oxford University Press. 143 pp in my post Succinct Summary Of The Scientific Process. The Tattersall book has an … Continue reading
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More On Regional Cold Extremes and Global Warming
There continue to be claims that the extreme cold weather in western Europe, in southeast Australia, and elsewhere are not inconsistent with a more-or-less monotonic annual globally averaged warming. However, theese reports continue to miss the point that it is the … Continue reading
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Climate Meeting On Biospheric Feedbacks In The Climate System
The recognition that the climate system involves much more than just the radiative effect of CO2 and a few other greenhouse gases is becoming better recognized. A call for papers in an upcoming meeting of the EGU highlights this broadening. … Continue reading
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