Posted on 10/14/2018 7:26:49 AM PDT by Kaslin
The day I left (escaped) from the Winter Wonderland, the temp was -25 for the high and -43 for the low. We had a 25 mile an hour wind all day.
Warmth there would be 50s. ;)
For those with a technical interest, this link to a “Watts Up With That” article might interest you.
The Free Republic article deals with the accuracy of temperature measurements.
The WUWT article deals with the question “Is it even possible to measure Earth’s surface temperature?”
The complexity of Earth’s surface temperature is almost incomprehensible.
There are hundreds of layers and currents in the atmosphere and the ocean.
Each one has its own temperature. Each one is in constant motion. Each one is a different size or density. Each one is in constant flux.
Also, energy input and output are in constant flux.
Although the energy from the sun is quite steady - just plus or minus 0.1% per solar cycle - the rotation and tilt of the Earth are in constant motion, as are the distance and the orbital plane between sun and Earth.
The spherical shape of the Earth means solar rays strike at a wide range of angles, and cloud cover reflects solar rays during the day, but traps heat during the night.
Bottom Line....
The WUWT paper makes the claim that it is impossible to take a reliable, representative “sample” of the Earth’s surface temperature.
And, without reliable sampling, it is impossible to create mathematical models that predict Earth’s future temperature.
I predict that 18% of their body weight will be a deadly poison called carbon.
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