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Does anyone have a link to some conclusive data on Global Warming?
I don't want discussion. Just data from monitoring the 200 million square miles of the earth's surface over a reasonable period of time like 100 years or so. I know the winters are warmer where I live but that's not exactly a global trend.
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- BaccheusLv 77 years agoFavourite answer
Satellite data from UAH (only back to 1978)
http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/t2lt/uahncdc_lt_...
Berkeley Earth (back to 1754; it takes mixing methods to go back that far)
- Anonymous7 years ago
When they can measure the entire 200 million square miles of surface area along with the cubic miles above and below the surface (to a certain height and depth) at the same moment and equidistantly, then science may have a good idea. That's at least 2 billion measurements being taken at the same time. It is physically impossible to do at this point and time. There is no "established global average temperature" representing Earth's actual temperature. It is a " rough best guess" of 14C through "temperature anomalies".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature_anomaly
" ... Absolute temperatures for the Earth's average surface temperature have been derived, with a best estimate of roughly 14 °C (57.2 °F).[11] However, the correct temperature could easily be anywhere between 13.3 and 14.4°C (56 and 58 °F) and uncertainty increases at smaller (non-global) scales. ... "
The best example I know of that is a representation of how fast temperatures can change is here : http://www.blackhillsweather.com/chinook.html
" ... At about 7:30am MST, the temperature in Spearfish was -4 degrees Fahrenheit. The chinook kicked in, and two minutes later the temperature was 45 degrees above zero. The 49 degree rise in two minutes set a world record that is still on the books. By 9:00am, the temperature had risen to 54 degrees. Suddenly, the chinook died down and the temperature tumbled back to -4 degrees. The 58 degree drop took only 27 minutes.
The chinook was also doing strange things to the Rapid City temperature that same day. Around 10:30am, the thermometer recorded a temperature jump from 20 degrees to 56 degrees in 5 minutes, a 36 degree rise. Around noon, the temperature plummeted 47 degrees in 5 minutes from 60 to 13 above zero. About a half hour later, a 35 degree rise took place when the reading went from 15 to 50 degrees, and another precipitous drop transpired about 2:20pm when the temperature fell 41 degrees from 58 to 17 above. ...
Predicting the exact time and extent of a chinook event is next to impossible during a Black Hills winter. While meteorologists may strongly suspect that chinook conditions will take place, pinpointing which portion of the forecast area will experience the event and how much the temperature will rise in a certain time frame is as much a matter of educated guesswork as anything else. ... "
I'd say that this perfectly describes why climate science has no idea what makes the climate change.
- Leslie GoudyLv 77 years ago
This is a pdf file that actually shows the measurable change the last 100 years - CLIMATE CHANGE is already having measurable ... the last 100 years (1906–2005), global temperature has increased by 0.74°C. Global sea level has risen by ... hope this is what you are looking for
- Anonymous7 years ago
http://academic.udayton.edu/kissock/http/Weather/c...
This has some interesting data to 1995. It is very difficult to find exactly what you are looking in terms of raw data back that far. It is actually much easier to find the modeled data.
- Gary FLv 77 years ago
And what is the measurable difference between that and the available data?
I don't want discussion - I want a numerical solution.
You don't have to ask stupid questions to prove you're an idiot. I'm sure there are plenty of people who already know.
- ?Lv 77 years ago
The only real conclusive data is that there is no real conclusive data. The models that were used to make predictions 10 to 20 years ago were wrong.
- ?Lv 77 years ago
Sure, this is about as conclusive as it gets. All the climate models are WRONG and so is the theory.
http://www.drroyspencer.com/2013/04/global-warming...
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- 7 years ago
Everything you need is here, with data: