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To: AFPhys
You are one of the chief people who frequent this site who needs to independently research this issue - and attempt to overcome the alarmists’ infiltration of your mind.

The best I can come up with (actual observational numbers) is an estimate of a solar radiation increase of 0.036 - 0.05% per decade (solar cycle max/min excluded). I'm not worrying about models or climate or clouds or cosmic rays or anything else. Now I request that you demonstrate this is sufficient to be the primary climate forcing factor on Earth and on other Solar System bodies. This seems like a pretty small change in solar output to me.

51 posted on 05/15/2007 3:21:16 PM PDT by cogitator
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To: cogitator; AFPhys
The best I can come up with (actual observational numbers) is an estimate of a solar radiation increase of 0.036 - 0.05% per decade (solar cycle max/min excluded).

I'm just guessing but wouldn't you expect the temperature to rise linearly with solar radiation. If so a simple calculation using the .0005/decade figure gives a 2.67 degree Fahrenheit increase over a century. Isn't that about what we have experienced?

55 posted on 05/15/2007 5:47:09 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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