Monthly Archives: April 2011
Climate Science Myths And Misconceptions – Post #4 On Climate Prediction As An Boundary Value Problem
I was alerted to a paper on climate as an initial and boundary value problem (h/t Jos de Laat). The paper inappropriately uses a model to make their (incorrect) conclusions. As has been discussed numerous times on this weblog, models are hypotheses. Only … Continue reading
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Perceptive Article On The Sad State Of Research Funding By Toby N. Carlson
Toby N. Carlson of the Department of Meteorology at the Pennsylvania State University has shared with me two article on the sad state of research funding. This sentiment fits with my impressions of NSF funding that I have posted on in my weblog; … Continue reading
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Another Publication Of An Unverifiable Multi-Decadal Climate Prediction: “Cold Spells In A Warming World”
I was alerted to an article and news releases on the prediction of cold outbreaks decades from now [h/t Ned Niklov]. The researchers are affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. That is relevant to me as I was on science review panel … Continue reading
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Repost Of Weblog Climatequotes.com “Climate Scientists Answer Question: Should Climate Sensitivity Be Measured By Global Average Surface Temperature Anomaly?”
There is an excellent collection of interviews posted by Sam Patterson on April 23 2011 on the weblog Climatequotes.com titled Climate Scientists Answer Question: Should climate sensitivity be measured by global average surface temperature anomaly? I have reposted his very informative … Continue reading
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“Water Vapor Feedback Still Uncertain” By Marcel Crok
Marcel Crok is an outstanding climate science writer and reporter (see also his book http://www.staatvanhetklimaat.nl/2011/04/13/de-staat-van-het-klimaat-nu-ook-als-ebook/ which is expected to soon be translated into English). This past week on his weblog he has published a very important post with respect to the water vapor feedback aspect of … Continue reading
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La Niña and Tornado Outbreaks In The USA
There have been several excellent and very informative posts by Joe Bastardi and Joe D’ Aleo at WeatherBell on the current weather pattern and its conduciveness to severe thunderstorm outbreaks including tornado family outbreaks. These weblog posts include their latest Quick Look … Continue reading
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Implications Of A New Paper “Impact Of Polar Ozone Depletion On Subtropical Precipitation” By Kang Et Al 2011
There is a new paper (h/t to Steve Milloy) that further documents that 1. Carbon Dioxide is but one of a diverse range of human climate forcings and 2. That it is atmospheric and ocean circulation pattern changes that are … Continue reading
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Set Of Interviews Of Climate Scientists By Hans Von Storch
Hans von Storch has interviewed a number of climate scientists (including me) in the Atmospheric Sciences Section of the AGU Newsletter as well as in Interviews of eminent scientist prepared by Hans von Storch. The scientists Hans has interviewed so far are: von Storch, … Continue reading
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Guest Post “Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation And Northern Hemisphere’s Climate Variability” By Marcia Glaze Wyatt, Sergey Kravtsov, And Anastasios A. Tsonis
A very important new paper has been accepted for publication in Climate Dynamics that adds further substance into the topic of spati0-temporal chaos that was discussed on Judy Curry’s weblog Climate Etc in the post byTomas Milanovic titled Spatio-temporal chaos This new paper is a part of the Ph.d. … Continue reading
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New Article Titled “Bias In the Peer Review Process: A Cautionary And Personal Account” By Ross McKittrick
There is an informative article by Ross McKittrick McKitrick, Ross R. (2011) “Bias in the Peer Review Process: A Cautionary and Personal Account” in Climate Coup, Patrick J. Michaels ed., Cato Inst. Washington DC. This article appears in the book … Continue reading
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