Rurudyne's Daily Global Cooling Watch

Brits at their Best ^ | January 31, 2008 | unattributed

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 70 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Friday Ping & Update


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Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:14

Julian Day Number : 2454540.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2067.812

Observed Flux Density : 0068.9

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.1

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.3


A little Recap:


Red is Observed Flux. Blue is Adjusted for 1 A.U.

Also, here is a chart for Solar Flux values since 1960. This should give you an idea about the sun's current performance (values between 64 to 68 are as low as has been observed). The lower the solar flux the less active the sun is and the less heat it is producing to warm the Earth — thus "Global Cooling Watch".



The following chart shows just how sluggish the sun has been for the last year or so. Please note the monthly average Solar Flux seen at Earth compared to the values taken from the solar maximum.



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[GOPJ]

Good stuff - thanks for the ping.

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 71 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Saturday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:15

Julian Day Number : 2454541.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2067.849

Observed Flux Density : 0068.9

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.2

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.4


What was that power that the little guys in the one Buck Rogers episode had? Oh yeah!

*looks up at sun*

"On think! On think! On think!"

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 72 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Sunday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:16

Julian Day Number : 2454542.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2067.886

Observed Flux Density : 0070.4

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.7

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.8


Just as an aside, the last values reported for yesterday, 3/15/08, were Observed Flux Density = 0067.7 and Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. = 0067.0 ... so the "On think!" exercise obviously failed. That's what I get for deriving metaphysics from a Sci-Fi TV show.

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 73 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Monday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 20:00 on 2008:03:17

Julian Day Number : 2454543.322

Carrington Rotation Number : 2067.927

Observed Flux Density : 0069.8

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.1

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.2


I did my part for global warming today (and I've got the freshly cut lawn to prove it too).

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 74 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Tuesday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:18

Julian Day Number : 2454544.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2067.959

Observed Flux Density : 0069.9

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.3

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.3


You know, a "Rurudyne's Daily Cooling Watch" Widget might be cool.

It could show sunspot activity and solar flux while being one more thing to annoy people while it sits there, needlessly occupying space on their desktop.

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 75 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Wednesday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:19

Julian Day Number : 2454545.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2067.996

Observed Flux Density : 0069.0

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.5

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.6


The values from the sun go up and down
Up and down, up and down
The values from the sun go up and down
All through the year!

(sorry, but the old school bus song seems suitable somehow)

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 76 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Thursday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:20

Julian Day Number : 2454546.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.032

Observed Flux Density : 0068.9

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.4

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.5

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 77 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Friday Ping


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Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:21

Julian Day Number : 2454547.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.069

Observed Flux Density : 0068.3

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0067.8

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.1




Red is Observed Flux Density. Blue is Adjusted for 1 A.U.

[Rocky]

We’re all gonna die!

It’ll be too hot or too cold, or insipidly mild which will kill us with boredom. But doomed we are.

[Rurudyne]

I’d vote for boredom if I had the power.

Government doesn’t need to grow if things are boring.

[SunkenCiv]

"Typically as you go through the ten or eleven year solar activity cycle you see the numbers go up or down. The lowest number is 64 or 68. The numbers 71 or 72 are very low, but they usually start to go up. We are at the end of a cycle, but the numbers still haven't gone up. We have been joking around coffee that we may be seeing the Sun about to shut down."

The Maunder Minimum pertains to sunspots, and when the sunspot numbers fall to near-zero, it gets cold on Earth. :') Thanks Rurudyne.

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 78 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Saturday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:22

Julian Day Number : 2454548.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.106

Observed Flux Density : 0069.7

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.3

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.3


This post is 'responding to the thread recap earlier, which goes into some detail about the science involved and the meaning behind the numbers.

[Rurudyne]

When you put it that way it makes me feel like Captain Obvious. –.^

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, that’s a good thing, some people need to be hit right in the eye over and over. ;’)

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 79 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Sunday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 23:00 on 2008:03:23

Julian Day Number : 2454549.447

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.152

Observed Flux Density : 0072.7

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0072.3

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0065.1


The science behind the watch recap: post #120

[Rurudyne]

The Sun on Vacation: Day 80 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Monday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:24

Julian Day Number : 2454550.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.179

Observed Flux Density : 0078.1

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0077.6

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0069.9


Well, this looks hopeful.

[Rurudyne]

The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 81 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Tuesday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:03:25

Julian Day Number : 2454551.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.216

Observed Flux Density : 0086.5

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0086.0

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0077.4


Still looking good; but, it has jumped up before (in January) only to go down again.... Maybe this time is for real?

Reference Post #120

[Rurudyne]

The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 82 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.


Wednesday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 20:00 on 2008:03:26

Julian Day Number : 2454552.322

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.257

Observed Flux Density : 0081.6

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0081.2

URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0073.1


Reference Post #120

[I got the rope]

Have you seen this post:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990327/posts?page=99#99