Posted on 02/28/2015 7:41:05 PM PST by StACase
Even as the eastern U.S. freezes, there’s
less cold air in winter than ever before
Yet, in what may seem like a paradox, the amount of
wintertime cold air circulating around the Northern
Hemisphere is shrinking to record low levels. This
winter (2014-2015) is on track to see the most
depleted cold air supply ever measured.
“We are still on pace to break the all-time record —
no question about it,” says Jonathan Martin, a professor
of meteorology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“Despite the brutal cold in the eastern U.S., the whole
hemisphere is warmer this winter than it has ever been
in history.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
But the Yeti doormen are a nice touch.
Definitely “doesn’t fit the narrative”
“Despite the brutal cold in the eastern U.S., the whole hemisphere is warmer this winter than it has ever been in history.”
“Specifically, he has examined the total area of the hemisphere covered by temperatures 23 degrees (-5 degrees Celsius) or lower at an altitude of about 5,000 feet, for the period 1948-1949 to present.”
I may be wrong, sir, but I think the global climate has been around a little earlier than 1948...
12,000 years ago there was a mile thick ice cover over Madison. It was quite a bit warmer then, because ice is such a good insulator.
Gruberesque professors, clinging to their grants and graphs.
Well, duh...
Smurfs an Well Diggers against global warming ......:o)
Weapons Grade Stupidity at its best......Global Warming !
The Earth has a fever! The Earth has a fever!
It may well be BS, but the correct way to address it is to look at what data Professor Jonathan Martin used and how he analyzed it. A pre-publication version of the article can be found here: http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/3-interview-questions-that-reveal-everything.html
Most of the analysis focuses on radiosonde or weather balloon data. If so, then one problem that he raises is that the weather balloon data does not support the rapid global warming thesis and is aligned with the satellite data.
His approach also suggests the use of some rather tricky time series statistics which requires considerable statistical sophistication. His repeated focus on “correlation” without any mention of autocorrelation adjustments and the absence of time series analysis in his references suggests that statements of the significance of any findings needs to interpreted with caution.
This is especially so since his Figure 2 suggests a potential cyclical effect rather than a linear effect.
Unfortunately either the data or Martin’s analysis does not go back to the last extended warming during the 30s.
Finally, while he casually mentions what is happening in the Antarctic, there is no presentation of this data and since there is a modest link between the -5C areal extent and sea ice extent this IMHO should have been addressed more extensively.
In short, many of the ad hominem comments here are unhelpful and it is smarter to look carefully at what is being said or not said.
It looks like Martin is exploring the cyclical aspects of the variation in the DJF -5C area in a subsequent article that I have not looked carefully at yet. http://marrella.aos.wisc.edu/SINUOSITY_Martin_etal_2015.pdf
Lib globull warmers can come up with the strangest BS.
Who we gonna believe them or our lyin eyes?
What on earth does this statement mean? More cold temperatures means there is less cold air than before????????
GAH! How can I un-see that? LOL!
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