Re: What The Hell Is Going On?
You see, five years is NOT enough time to make conclusions off of. Did you know that in the last ten years global temperatures have been coming down? They have been, contrary to popular belief. And carbon dioxide levels have continued to increase faster than ever, so that doesn't quite add up. It may have been warm for the last five years in Cleveland, but that is a local climate and not the overall world climate.
And since the Soviet Union fell back in 1991, many weather reporting stations are no longer working in the frigid tundra of Siberia. That means that since there are less weather stations in cold areas, the global mean temperature would increase.
And please take a look at how biased the NOAA's weather stations are by putting termperature recording stations next to parking lots, air conditionings, ect. No wonder the temperature has gone up when our temperature gauges are above rooves, parking lots, and next to hot air conditioning units.
A weather sensor placed on top of a building, geez, no wonder its reading warmer readings. How about these pictures too.
Next to a paved parking lot on concrete? Is this how temperature is recorded?
Another one mere feet from a parking lot.
How about that air conditioners folks, not to mention the parking lot.
Right next to a concrete pool! Okay, most of the NOAA sensors that the global scaring weenies are whining about are placed where temperature gradients are hugely increased due to there surroundings. The NOAA is suppose to have these MMTS sensors placed in uninhabited areas to accurately measure temperature. So if there saying the worlds temperature has risen 1 degree, some would say, that's all?....hence where you put the sensors. It's kind of like putting your thermostat in your oven to measure the temperature of your house.
And LOL at this one...
Check out this article:
You see, five years is NOT enough time to make conclusions off of. Did you know that in the last ten years global temperatures have been coming down? They have been, contrary to popular belief. And carbon dioxide levels have continued to increase faster than ever, so that doesn't quite add up. It may have been warm for the last five years in Cleveland, but that is a local climate and not the overall world climate.
And since the Soviet Union fell back in 1991, many weather reporting stations are no longer working in the frigid tundra of Siberia. That means that since there are less weather stations in cold areas, the global mean temperature would increase.
And please take a look at how biased the NOAA's weather stations are by putting termperature recording stations next to parking lots, air conditionings, ect. No wonder the temperature has gone up when our temperature gauges are above rooves, parking lots, and next to hot air conditioning units.
A weather sensor placed on top of a building, geez, no wonder its reading warmer readings. How about these pictures too.
Next to a paved parking lot on concrete? Is this how temperature is recorded?
Another one mere feet from a parking lot.
How about that air conditioners folks, not to mention the parking lot.
Right next to a concrete pool! Okay, most of the NOAA sensors that the global scaring weenies are whining about are placed where temperature gradients are hugely increased due to there surroundings. The NOAA is suppose to have these MMTS sensors placed in uninhabited areas to accurately measure temperature. So if there saying the worlds temperature has risen 1 degree, some would say, that's all?....hence where you put the sensors. It's kind of like putting your thermostat in your oven to measure the temperature of your house.
And LOL at this one...
Check out this article:
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Meteorologist Documents Warming Bias in U.S. Temperature Stations
Written By: James M. Taylor
Published In: Environment News
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
Publisher: The Heartland Institute
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</td></tr></tbody></table> <hr> New research suggests the temperature stations used to calculate statistics on temperatures in the United States are wrong and show more warming than has actually occurred.
Anthony Watts, a veteran meteorologist from Chico, California, believes in sound science. So much so, in fact, that he singlehandedly created a volunteer army of citizen-scientists to make sure climate scientists are receiving the most accurate information available regarding U.S. temperature readings.
Unfortunately, the scientists who compute the nation's average annual temperature seem to have little interest in obtaining accurate information.
Properties Thoroughly Specified
Watts is the creator of surfacestations.org, a project that gathers data about the temperature measurement stations used by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to compute yearly U.S. temperatures.
To qualify as a properly maintained temperature station, accurate temperature sensors must be placed in an elevated, slatted box on relatively flat ground surrounded by a clear surface on a slope below 19 degrees. Surrounding grass and low vegetation ground cover must be less than 10 centimeters high. Temperature sensors must be located at least 100 meters from artificial heating or reflecting surfaces, such as buildings, concrete surfaces, and parking lots.
The sensors must also be far from large bodies of water, unless it is representative of the area, and even then located at least 100 meters away. No shading of the temperature sensors should occur when the sun elevation is greater than 3 degrees.
Meeting the above specifications is important to ensure no artificial heating or cooling signal is reported in the data. For example, if a parking lot is built adjacent to a temperature sensor, the asphalt and running engines of automobiles will provide an artificial heat source that would skew the temperature data to report a warming that does not in fact exist.
Most Stations Fail Miserably
Concerned because a 1997 study by the U.S. National Research Council concluded the consistency and quality of temperature stations was "inadequate and deteriorating" and the U.S. Historical Climatological Network (USHCN), charged with maintaining the temperature stations, was doing nothing to address temperature station shortcomings, Watts decided to begin analyzing the temperature stations himself.
A quick survey of a few randomly chosen temperature stations revealed the stations frequently fell short of the rules established for proper maintenance. As a meteorologist concerned about the accuracy of climate data, Watts has made it his goal to collect photographs and site information for all 1,221 official weather stations maintained by the USHCN.
Through his own efforts and those of citizen volunteers who photograph weather stations and take meticulous notes on the sites, Watts is one-third of the way toward meeting his goal.
What he has discovered is that far more stations fail to meet prescribed standards than are properly maintained. Using a scale from 1 to 5, by which stations that are properly maintained receive a rating of 1 and stations that are severely compromised by artificial temperature signatures (being located adjacent to an artificial heating source, such as a building, rooftop, parking lot, or concrete surface, for example) receive a 5, Watts reports fully 70 percent of official temperature stations receive a 4 or 5 rating, and only 4 percent receive a 1.
Next to Trash Burners, BBQs
Some of the most egregious shortcomings include heat-emitting air conditioning compressors being located directly adjacent to a sensor; vehicles parked next to sensors head-in; heat-generating electronics, electrical components, and light bulbs being placed in the sensor shelters within inches of the sensor; barbeques and trash-burning barrels placed next to temperature sensors; sensors being located in the middle of large expanses of asphalt and concrete; and sensors in heat traps on roofs or next to buildings--all in violation of NOAA standards for temperature measurement.
Each of these violations results in temperature sensors reporting warmer temperatures than are actually the case.
"None of these things witnessed by observers and captured by photography are known or accounted for by climate researchers," Watts said.
Inconsistent Paint Covering
Another artificial warming signal discovered by Watts is that before 1970 temperature stations were housed in whitewashed, slatted boxes. Since 1970, however, temperature station boxes have been painted with semi-gloss latex. Latex paint absorbs more heat than whitewash, and the change to latex paint at official temperature stations may account for half of the U.S. warming reported since 1970.
Watts is far from finished with his work. His immediate goals are to assemble photographs and analysis of all 1,221 USHCN temperature stations, to add infrared images to the photographs he has assembled, and to launch a study of the urban heat island effect by directly measuring temperatures at varying distances from urban centers.
Readers wishing to assist Watts in these ongoing efforts can go to http://www.surfacestations.org for more information.
Written By: James M. Taylor
Published In: Environment News
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
Publisher: The Heartland Institute
</td> <td>
</td></tr></tbody></table> <hr> New research suggests the temperature stations used to calculate statistics on temperatures in the United States are wrong and show more warming than has actually occurred.
Anthony Watts, a veteran meteorologist from Chico, California, believes in sound science. So much so, in fact, that he singlehandedly created a volunteer army of citizen-scientists to make sure climate scientists are receiving the most accurate information available regarding U.S. temperature readings.
Unfortunately, the scientists who compute the nation's average annual temperature seem to have little interest in obtaining accurate information.
Properties Thoroughly Specified
Watts is the creator of surfacestations.org, a project that gathers data about the temperature measurement stations used by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to compute yearly U.S. temperatures.
To qualify as a properly maintained temperature station, accurate temperature sensors must be placed in an elevated, slatted box on relatively flat ground surrounded by a clear surface on a slope below 19 degrees. Surrounding grass and low vegetation ground cover must be less than 10 centimeters high. Temperature sensors must be located at least 100 meters from artificial heating or reflecting surfaces, such as buildings, concrete surfaces, and parking lots.
The sensors must also be far from large bodies of water, unless it is representative of the area, and even then located at least 100 meters away. No shading of the temperature sensors should occur when the sun elevation is greater than 3 degrees.
Meeting the above specifications is important to ensure no artificial heating or cooling signal is reported in the data. For example, if a parking lot is built adjacent to a temperature sensor, the asphalt and running engines of automobiles will provide an artificial heat source that would skew the temperature data to report a warming that does not in fact exist.
Most Stations Fail Miserably
Concerned because a 1997 study by the U.S. National Research Council concluded the consistency and quality of temperature stations was "inadequate and deteriorating" and the U.S. Historical Climatological Network (USHCN), charged with maintaining the temperature stations, was doing nothing to address temperature station shortcomings, Watts decided to begin analyzing the temperature stations himself.
A quick survey of a few randomly chosen temperature stations revealed the stations frequently fell short of the rules established for proper maintenance. As a meteorologist concerned about the accuracy of climate data, Watts has made it his goal to collect photographs and site information for all 1,221 official weather stations maintained by the USHCN.
Through his own efforts and those of citizen volunteers who photograph weather stations and take meticulous notes on the sites, Watts is one-third of the way toward meeting his goal.
What he has discovered is that far more stations fail to meet prescribed standards than are properly maintained. Using a scale from 1 to 5, by which stations that are properly maintained receive a rating of 1 and stations that are severely compromised by artificial temperature signatures (being located adjacent to an artificial heating source, such as a building, rooftop, parking lot, or concrete surface, for example) receive a 5, Watts reports fully 70 percent of official temperature stations receive a 4 or 5 rating, and only 4 percent receive a 1.
Next to Trash Burners, BBQs
Some of the most egregious shortcomings include heat-emitting air conditioning compressors being located directly adjacent to a sensor; vehicles parked next to sensors head-in; heat-generating electronics, electrical components, and light bulbs being placed in the sensor shelters within inches of the sensor; barbeques and trash-burning barrels placed next to temperature sensors; sensors being located in the middle of large expanses of asphalt and concrete; and sensors in heat traps on roofs or next to buildings--all in violation of NOAA standards for temperature measurement.
Each of these violations results in temperature sensors reporting warmer temperatures than are actually the case.
"None of these things witnessed by observers and captured by photography are known or accounted for by climate researchers," Watts said.
Inconsistent Paint Covering
Another artificial warming signal discovered by Watts is that before 1970 temperature stations were housed in whitewashed, slatted boxes. Since 1970, however, temperature station boxes have been painted with semi-gloss latex. Latex paint absorbs more heat than whitewash, and the change to latex paint at official temperature stations may account for half of the U.S. warming reported since 1970.
Watts is far from finished with his work. His immediate goals are to assemble photographs and analysis of all 1,221 USHCN temperature stations, to add infrared images to the photographs he has assembled, and to launch a study of the urban heat island effect by directly measuring temperatures at varying distances from urban centers.
Readers wishing to assist Watts in these ongoing efforts can go to http://www.surfacestations.org for more information.
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