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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 Agencys 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 Suns 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 Suns 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 havent 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: I got the rope
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 116 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum
Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.
Tuesday Update
Flux Density Values in sfu for 23:00 on 2008:04:29
Julian Day Number : 2454586.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.508
Observed Flux Density : 0068.7
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.7
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.7
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posted on
04/29/2008 10:18:47 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 117 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 2008:04:30
Julian Day Number : 2454587.197
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.536
Observed Flux Density : 0068.7
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.7
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.7
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posted on
04/30/2008 11:39:04 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 119 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum
Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.
Friday Super Ping
Okay ... so I'm late in posting; but, it is Friday's data.
If anyone wants to be added to or removed from my ping list just contact me.
Flux Density Values in sfu for 23:00 on 2008:05:02
Julian Day Number : 2454589.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.618
Observed Flux Density : 0067.8
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.9
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.0
Red is Observed Flux Density. Blue is Adjusted for 1 A.U.
Flux Density values of 64-68 are as low as have been measured.
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posted on
05/03/2008 10:07:37 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Alamo-Girl; AnAmericanMother; arthurus; ASA Vet; BIGLOOK; BraveMan; Carry_Okie; chpmass; cob201; ...
D’oh!!!
I forgot to paste the ping list with the Friday update ping (above).
245
posted on
05/03/2008 10:11:20 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: dpwiener
However, given the current hysteria over global warming, we might discover that the political benefits of global cooling outweigh the economic costs.Sad observation. An ice age would be less damaging than letting the little green hitlers run things.
Even worse, if we hand the keys over to the greens, they will make no difference in climate. So we could have little hitlers running things AND an ice age. It's a twofer.
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 120 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 2008:05:03
Julian Day Number : 2454590.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.655
Observed Flux Density : 0067.6
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.7
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.8
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posted on
05/04/2008 9:42:24 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 121 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 2008:05:04
Julian Day Number : 2454591.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.691
Observed Flux Density : 0068.4
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.6
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.7
Of all the threads that go no where, it's sad that this is one of them.
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:05:43 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 122 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 2008:05:05
Julian Day Number : 2454592.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.728
Observed Flux Density : 0067.7
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.9
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.0
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249
posted on
05/05/2008 7:27:44 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 122 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 2008:05:05
Julian Day Number : 2454592.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.728
Observed Flux Density : 0067.7
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.9
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.0
Reference Post #120
250
posted on
05/05/2008 7:31:26 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 123 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 2008:05:06
Julian Day Number : 2454593.197
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.756
Observed Flux Density : 0067.4
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.6
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.7
Reference Post #120
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posted on
05/06/2008 1:46:03 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 124 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 2008:05:07
Julian Day Number : 2454594.322
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.797
Observed Flux Density : 0066.5
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0067.8
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.0
Hey ... maybe we'll see an observed flux density of 64.0 before too long? [/HOPE NOT]
Reference Post #120
252
posted on
05/07/2008 3:42:34 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 125 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 2008:05:08
Julian Day Number : 2454595.197
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.829
Observed Flux Density : 0065.6
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0066.9
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0060.2
Ummmm ... I was JUST KIDDING about us seeing an observed flux density of 64.0 before too long. Someone please tell the sun....
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posted on
05/08/2008 11:26:03 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
66.9, wow.
Keep up the good work Rurudyne. I’m sure you never expected to still be posting numbers this low in May. Here’s to the Sun getting something going soon.
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posted on
05/08/2008 2:17:50 PM PDT
by
hork
To: Alamo-Girl; AnAmericanMother; arthurus; ASA Vet; BIGLOOK; BraveMan; Carry_Okie; chpmass; cob201; ...
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 126 of the Gore-Hansen Minimum
Dated from January 4th, 2008, with confirmation of sunspot #10,981.
Friday Ping
If anyone wants to be added to or taken off my list please contact me.
Flux Density Values in sfu for 23:00 on 2008:05:09
Julian Day Number : 2454596.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.875
Observed Flux Density : 0067.2
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.6
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0061.7
Red is Observed Flux Density. Blue is Adjusted for 1 A.U.
Reference Post #120
255
posted on
05/09/2008 6:08:45 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
Thanks for keeping me posted.
256
posted on
05/09/2008 7:47:16 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 127 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 2008:05:10
Julian Day Number : 2454597.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.911
Observed Flux Density : 0067.6
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0068.9
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.0
A fellow on another forum noted that this had been the coolest April in 11 years world wide. So ... who has recently got snow?
Reference Post #120
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posted on
05/10/2008 6:55:05 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Rurudyne
has solar cycle 24 started yet? I’ve read comments that it hasn’t.
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posted on
05/11/2008 10:34:01 AM PDT
by
FBD
(My carbon footprint is bigger then yours)
To: Rurudyne
>”So ... who has recently got snow?”
-I’ve seen several snow flurries in the past couple weeks, up on a 1,500 ft mountain pass I travel to Portland, OR.
It was only a couple weeks ago we had snow flurries right down at sea level in Oregon. Almost unheard of for April.
259
posted on
05/11/2008 10:42:25 AM PDT
by
FBD
(My carbon footprint is bigger then yours)
To: Rurudyne
The Sun's Working Vacation : Day 128 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 2008:05:11
Julian Day Number : 2454598.447
Carrington Rotation Number : 2069.948
Observed Flux Density : 0067.8
Flux Density Adjusted for 1 A.U. : 0069.2
URSI Series D Flux, Adj. x 0.9 : 0062.3
"I'm dreaming of a white 4th! With every sparkler that I buy...."
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posted on
05/11/2008 5:34:14 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
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