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Rurudyne's Daily Global Cooling Watch
Brits at their Best ^ | January 31, 2008 | unattributed

Posted on 02/13/2008 7:53:28 AM PST by Rurudyne

Sun's low magnetic activity may portend an ice age

The Canadian Space Agency’s radio telescope has been reporting Flux Density Values so low they will mean a mini ice age if they continue.

Like the number of sunspots, the Flux Density Values reflect the Sun’s magnetic activity, which affects the rate at which the Sun radiates energy and warmth. CSA project director Ken Tapping calls the radio telescope that supplies NASA and the rest of the world with daily values of the Sun’s magnetic activity a “stethoscope on the Sun”. In this case, however, it is the “doctor” whose health is directly affected by the readings.

This is because when the magnetic activity is low, the Sun is dimmer, and puts out less radiant warmth. If the Sun goes into dim mode, as it has in the past, the Earth gets much colder.

Tapping, who was originally from Kent, says that “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.” (To date Tapping has been far more concerned about global warming.)





Here is the link to the latest flux report: http://www.drao-ofr.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/icarus/www/current_flux.shtml

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KEYWORDS: catastrophism; climatechange; globalcooling; globalwarming; kyoto; regulation; solar
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To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 90 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 2008:04:03

Julian Day Number : 2454560.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.546

Observed Flux Density : 0075.8

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0075.8


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0068.3


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181 posted on 04/03/2008 10:46:20 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Alamo-Girl; AnAmericanMother; arthurus; ASA Vet; BIGLOOK; BraveMan; Carry_Okie; chpmass; cob201; ...
The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 91 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


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


Friday Update Ping


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Flux Density Values in sfu for 17:00 on 2008:04:04

Julian Day Number : 2454561.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.582

Observed Flux Density : 0073.6

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0073.7


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0066.3




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


The sun appears to have farted.


Reference Post #120


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182 posted on 04/04/2008 10:54:05 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

Looks like the sun has pretty much finished digesting that burrito.


183 posted on 04/04/2008 11:00:52 AM PDT by Interesting Times (Swiftboating, you say? Check out ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: Rurudyne

hoo-boy,
for awhile there, your graph was looking oddly like a “hockey stick”!

;^)


184 posted on 04/04/2008 12:41:50 PM PDT by FBD (My carbon footprint is bigger then yours)
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To: Rurudyne

I wasn’t worried. The sun has been berry berry good to me all of my life. ;^)


185 posted on 04/04/2008 6:51:00 PM PDT by TigersEye (Beijing 2008 - Berlin 1936. Olympics staged for murdering tyrant regimes.)
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To: Rurudyne
You'll like this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1995728/posts

186 posted on 04/04/2008 9:34:28 PM PDT by GOPJ (Dem Power is the back room deal. Dem Voters are phony baloney window dressing.)
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To: Rurudyne

Thanks for the ping!


187 posted on 04/04/2008 10:49:57 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 92 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


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


Saturday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 23:00 on 2008:04:05

Julian Day Number : 2454562.447

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.628

Observed Flux Density : 0070.9

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0071.0


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0063.9


Reference Post #120

188 posted on 04/05/2008 5:25:49 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rocky
recent sun spots are from Cycle 23

Apparently a few, maybe three new spots have the magnetism of the previous solar cycle and the new solar cycle has produced nearly no spots so far.

189 posted on 04/05/2008 5:29:04 PM PDT by RightWhale (Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 93 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 2008:04:06

Julian Day Number : 2454563.447

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.665

Observed Flux Density : 0070.2

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0070.3


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0063.3


Reference Post #120

190 posted on 04/06/2008 5:48:07 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne
We have been joking around coffee that we may be seeing the Sun about to shut down.

What a comedian. Great sense of humor!

191 posted on 04/06/2008 5:51:46 PM PDT by Jim Noble (I've got a home in Glory Land that outshines the sun)
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To: Jim Noble

“Dimmer than usual” describes both the Sun and the left when it comes to Glowball Warmth.


192 posted on 04/07/2008 7:13:16 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: dayglored

Wow, are those magazines in their belts, or are they just glad to see us?


193 posted on 04/07/2008 7:42:07 AM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 94 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum


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


Monday Update


Flux Density Values in sfu for 23:00 on 2008:04:07

Julian Day Number : 2454564.447

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.701

Observed Flux Density : 0069.3

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.4


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.5


I got dibs on Sir Robin's minstrels in the Snows of Mercia.

Reference Post #120

194 posted on 04/07/2008 5:18:00 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

When is the last time we have experienced activity like this?

Anyone?


195 posted on 04/07/2008 7:16:23 PM PDT by I got the rope
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To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 95 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 2008:04:08

Julian Day Number : 2454565.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.729

Observed Flux Density : 0069.2

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.4


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.5


There are those who call me ... Tim?

Why not? SC23 keeps saying it doesn't want to go on the cart and claims to feel happy....


Reference Post #120

196 posted on 04/08/2008 11:09:04 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation: Day 96 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 2008:04:09

Julian Day Number : 2454566.322

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.770

Observed Flux Density : 0068.0

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.2


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.4


Back down to 68 for observed....


Reference Post #120

197 posted on 04/09/2008 1:51:06 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Snooze Alarm: Day 97 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 2008:04:10

Julian Day Number : 2454567.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.802

Observed Flux Density : 0067.9

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.2


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.4


I could be wrong, but I don't think I've reported a value for Observed under 68 so far.


Reference Post #120

198 posted on 04/10/2008 11:01:44 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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The Sun's Snooze Alarm: Day 98 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 2008:04:11

Julian Day Number : 2454568.197

Carrington Rotation Number : 2068.839

Observed Flux Density : 0067.5

Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0067.8


URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.0




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


Two graphs are worth a thousand words ... sad to say it.


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199 posted on 04/11/2008 11:13:41 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne; newgeezer

Why would we measure the sun’s total emr output based on flux density rather than an integrated measurement of the actual emr?


200 posted on 04/11/2008 11:20:53 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (WELL I SPEAK LOUD, AND I CARRY A BIGGER STICK, AND I USE IT TOO!)
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