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Weather stations give flawed temperature data, meteorologist claims
Washington Examiner ^
| Aug. 6, 2009
| Kevin Mooney
Posted on 08/06/2009 10:42:53 AM PDT by decimon
Researchers who have inspected climate monitoring stations across the U.S. have found that almost 90 percent of the weather monitoring stations have failed to meet National Weather Service requirements. Anthony Watts, a retired meteorologist, and a team of over 650 volunteers, photographically documented 1003 out of 1,221 of the climate monitoring stations managed by the U.S. Weather Service. The results of this survey show that the temperature cited as proof of man-made global warming is laced with false biases in favor of alarmism.
We found stations located next to exhaust fans of air conditioning units, surrounded by asphalt parking lots and roads, on blistering-hot rooftops, and near sidewalks and buildings that absorb and radiate heat, Watts said. We found 68 stations located at wastewater treatment plants, where the process of waste digestion causes temperatures to be higher than in surrounding areas.
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KEYWORDS: catastrophism; globalwarming
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This Anthony Watts has to be the wattsupwiththat.com guy.
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:42:53 AM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Like relying on the temp gauge in a black car in Florida for accurate temp readings.
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:44:44 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)
To: xcamel; steelyourfaith
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:45:20 AM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
It is not a claim, it is a fact. You put a thermometer close to a heat source and it will give a higher reading.
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:46:00 AM PDT
by
Always Right
(The Brown Shirt Media © is coming!)
To: decimon
This won’t stop efforts at AGW legislation such as cap & trade.
AGW legislation isn’t about so called “Man-made Global Warming.” It’s about higher taxes, government control of the economy, & loss of US sovereignty.
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:50:32 AM PDT
by
preacher
(A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul will always have the support of Paul.)
To: decimon
a team of over 650 volunteers
Deniers!!!
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:50:33 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: decimon
When I was young one could rely upon what the government published and advised. Today, “they live and love the lie!” Crime statistics, weather statistics, budget figures are all cooked or suppressed. They cannot help it. It is Aristotelian in its scope: i.e. the governors very essence their nature is badness in that they lack truth. They are BAD people.
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:50:52 AM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: decimon
It's fairly certain that the people who placed them there understood this would yield false readings.
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:51:59 AM PDT
by
allmost
To: decimon
The funny thing about this is that this investigation was probably triggered by a teenage girl's report, in a Jr. High School science class. She took a picture of her local station, and posted it on the Web.
The weather station was right next to a burn barrel. This set off alarms, and many skeptics started investigating stations sited near them. I'm glad to see that they got organized and did a comprehensive investigation.
It looks like the bias is far worse than anyone would have imagined.
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:59:03 AM PDT
by
3niner
(When Obama succeeds, America fails.)
To: decimon; Defendingliberty; WL-law; Genesis defender; proud_yank; grey_whiskers; FrPR; ...
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posted on
08/06/2009 10:59:40 AM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money" - Lady Thatcher)
To: AEMILIUS PAULUS
When I was young one could rely upon what the government published and advised.Or so we thought. The food pyramid comes to mind.
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:08:23 AM PDT
by
decimon
To: allmost
In many cases, they were in fine locations, which then were overtaken by progress. In other cases, they were in fine locations but were moved to less intrusive nearby places, which almost always are near heat sources.
To: decimon
I was young a long time ago.
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:10:18 AM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: decimon
“Four feet off the ground, and in the shade” is the rule....works around my house, even.
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:12:31 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Impeach now....not next month... now)
To: CharlesWayneCT
This seems a bit more than coincidence.
"We found 68 stations located at wastewater treatment plants"
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:14:59 AM PDT
by
allmost
To: decimon
3 year old story. (kind of a rehash)
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:15:49 AM PDT
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
To: decimon
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:16:51 AM PDT
by
PugetSoundSoldier
(Indignation over the sting of truth is the defense of the indefensible)
To: ErnBatavia
Four feet off the ground, and in the shade...A Gary Larson thing?
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:17:26 AM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Besides there is honest error, and then there are damn lies. You know that lies are today’s rule.
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:18:08 AM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: xcamel
3 year old storyI stay right on top of things.
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posted on
08/06/2009 11:19:22 AM PDT
by
decimon
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