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Updated satellite data shows more warming

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First post2016-03-08 08:48 -0600
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  Updated satellite data shows more warming Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-03-08 08:48 -0600
    Re: Updated satellite data shows more warming jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-08 18:52 +0000
    Re: Updated satellite data shows more warming Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-03-08 14:06 -0600
      Re: Updated satellite data shows more warming jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-03-08 20:35 +0000

#560312 — Updated satellite data shows more warming

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-03-08 08:48 -0600
SubjectUpdated satellite data shows more warming
Message-ID<_-ydnTMnbJC2e0PLnZ2dnUU7-RWdnZ2d@giganews.com>
Updated satellite data shows more warming
> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/03/updated-satellite-data-shows-more-warming/


> The biggest source of error in the satellite measurements is that the
> satellites can’t maintain a clockwork orbit forever. Over the years,
> the time of day that they pass over your house (for example)
> gradually drifts. So even in a Groundhog Day scenario where every
> day’s weather is identical, the satellites could measure a change in
> temperature over time simply because they are making measurements
> later and later in the day.
>
> It’s a very difficult problem to adjust for. Mears and the Remote
> Sensing Systems (RSS) crew have been using a climate model to
> estimate the impact of this time-of-day drift on the satellite
> measurements. But they were under no illusions that this provided a
> perfected correction. The new update resulted from looking for
> improvements.



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#560407

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-03-08 18:52 +0000
Message-ID<mjj3rc-cih.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#560312
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Updated satellite data shows more warming

NOAA Radiosonde Data Shows No Warming For 58 Years

http://realclimatescience.com/2016/03/noaa-radiosonde-data-shows-no-warming-for-58-years/


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#560453

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-03-08 14:06 -0600
Message-ID<ZKWdnZbwLdd8rULLnZ2dnUU7-KGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#560312
On 3/8/16 8:48 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Updated satellite data shows more warming
> http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/03/updated-satellite-data-shows-more-warming/
>
>
>
> The biggest source of error in the satellite measurements is that the
> satellites can’t maintain a clockwork orbit forever. Over the years,
> the time of day that they pass over your house (for example)
> gradually drifts. So even in a Groundhog Day scenario where every
> day’s weather is identical, the satellites could measure a change in
> temperature over time simply because they are making measurements
> later and later in the day.
>
> It’s a very difficult problem to adjust for. Mears and the Remote
> Sensing Systems (RSS) crew have been using a climate model to
> estimate the impact of this time-of-day drift on the satellite
> measurements. But they were under no illusions that this provided a
> perfected correction. The new update resulted from looking for
> improvements.
>
>
>


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#560477

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-03-08 20:35 +0000
Message-ID<9mp3rc-fbi.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#560453
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/8/16 8:48 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Updated satellite data shows more warming

NOAA Radiosonde Data Shows No Warming For 58 Years

http://realclimatescience.com/2016/03/noaa-radiosonde-data-shows-no-warming-for-58-years/



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