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2011 Global Temperatures


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Ehhh....a shade below an "epic" fail....UAH finally out:

YR MON GLOBAL NH SH TROPICS

2011 1 -0.010 -0.055 0.036 -0.372

2011 2 -0.020 -0.042 0.002 -0.348

2011 3 -0.101 -0.073 -0.128 -0.342

2011 4 +0.117 +0.195 +0.039 -0.229

2011 5 +0.133 +0.145 +0.121 -0.043

2011 6 +0.315 +0.379 +0.250 +0.233

2011 7 +0.374 +0.344 +0.404 +0.204

2011 8 +0.327 +0.321 +0.332 +0.155

2011 9 +0.289 +0.304 +0.274 +0.178

2011 10 +0.116 +0.169 +0.062 -0.054

2011 11 +0.123 +0.075 +0.170 +0.024

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I'm a bit surprised there was no drop either. Just based on Channel 5 you would have thought maybe about +0.05 comparing to 2008...that's what I thought it would come in at...but as we know, channel 5 doesn't always work out, and this month proves it. It worked for RSS but not UAH. 2007 showed it too when its channel 5 wasn't THAT cold, but it came in colder than 2008 in retrospect.

December is really in a nose dive right now though so I'll be surprise if we see it happen again next month. It gives a good indication MOST times but there are exceptions.

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skier...i respect your knowledge, but i find so many of your posts irritating and condescending ...this one ranks near the top.

you have an internet attitude problem. not sure i get it.

why act like this? - overcompensating for something else?

i'm embarrassed for you.

The only thing embarrassing here is the perversion of basic logic by those with an obvious agenda. People can reasonably disagree over complicated questions, but a line is crossed when somebody starts perverting the most simple and basic logic to produce the desired result. When that line is crossed, it deserves nothing but ridicule. It should not be taken seriously.

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Who's theory is this?

Its wrong

The measurement of surface and tropospheric temperatures, especially tropospheric temperatures, are not precise enough to make a determination yet. Tropospheric magnification is supported by sound physical concepts (and applies to all types of warming not just GHGs) and so it is likely that as our ability to measure temperature changes especially in the lower troposphere improves, we will find the theory to be validated empirically.

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Okay, let's hypothetically assume that GHGs are the primary reason for why the stratosphere has cooled overall since the satellite era began.

If skier is right that variability in Ozone can temporarily "hide" the long term decline in GHG induced stratospheric cooling, why can't a long term decrease in Ozone be responsible for the stratospheric cooling if simple variability in Ozone over a short timeframe can overwhelm the stratospheric cooling induced by GHGs?

It could. Nobody ever said that the cooling stratosphere is automatically attributable to GHGs. If I remember correctly, the IPCC does in fact attribute much of the long-term cooling of the stratosphere to both ozone in addition to GHGs. The attribution of causation is based off of physics and not just glancing at graphs in a void as you are.

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The only thing embarrassing here is the perversion of basic logic by those with an obvious agenda. People can reasonably disagree over complicated questions, but a line is crossed when somebody starts perverting the most simple and basic logic to produce the desired result. When that line is crossed, it deserves nothing but ridicule. It should not be taken seriously.

Dude...Just be cordial. It sucks to come in here looking for info and data and constantly have to read your bickering.

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Dude...Just be cordial. It sucks to come in here looking for info and data and constantly have to read your bickering.

I'm perfectly cordial with all parties here in good faith just not those here pushing their agenda of lies. This is a science forum. There is no room for blatant lies and twisting of logic which even the majority of self-described 'skeptics' would not condone. It's just as bad as coming in here claiming the world's going to end in 2012.

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I'm perfectly cordial with all parties here in good faith just not those here pushing their agenda of lies. This is a science forum. There is no room for the blatant lies and twisting of logic which even the majority of self-described 'skeptics' would not condone.

I think its important to just report these people and not engage with them. For every "blatent liar" and "twisting the facts" poster here, we have one from the "other side" too with 2015 ice free estimates and what not.

There is no need to engage if you think you are better than that. We've starting banning a few people from the climate forum recently for getting over the top. We'd hope people will not stoop to their levels. It makes more sense to let the argument speak for itself...or attack the idea, not the poster. When you start attacking the poster, you open yourself up for someone to attack your character too and that is usually when this forum degrades at its worst.

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I'm perfectly cordial with all parties here in good faith just not those here pushing their agenda of lies. This is a science forum. There is no room for blatant lies and twisting of logic which even the majority of self-described 'skeptics' would not condone. It's just as bad as coming in here claiming the world's going to end in 2012.

well whatever...i don't want to run the thread way OT.

just saying...you should tone it down, imo.

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I'm a bit surprised there was no drop either. Just based on Channel 5 you would have thought maybe about +0.05 comparing to 2008...that's what I thought it would come in at...but as we know, channel 5 doesn't always work out, and this month proves it. It worked for RSS but not UAH. 2007 showed it too when its channel 5 wasn't THAT cold, but it came in colder than 2008 in retrospect.

December is really in a nose dive right now though so I'll be surprise if we see it happen again next month. It gives a good indication MOST times but there are exceptions.

Yeah, and if it falls another .07 or more over the next few days/weeks, we will have hit the lowest 14k foot global temp. (-21.28C) in 10+ years.

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Yeah, and if it falls another .07 or more over the next few days/weeks, we will have hit the lowest 14k foot global temp. (-21.28C) in 10+ years.

Yeah it will be very interesting to see how RSS and UAH compare for December. Spencer's new drift correction will be in effect for December 2011 temps apparently for the first time in an operational sense...which is supposed to stabilize the temps even more on a short term scale.

I think unless we see a massive spike up on channel 5, Dec will come in minus on UAH/RSS.

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The measurement of surface and tropospheric temperatures, especially tropospheric temperatures, are not precise enough to make a determination yet. Tropospheric magnification is supported by sound physical concepts (and applies to all types of warming not just GHGs) and so it is likely that as our ability to measure temperature changes especially in the lower troposphere improves, we will find the theory to be validated empirically.

You're kind of missing the point.

The question wasn't regarding the accuracy of satellite tropospheric temperatures, it was how do those measurements corraborate to surface temps in relation to AGW theory.

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You're kind of missing the point.

The question wasn't regarding the accuracy of satellite tropospheric temperatures, it was how do those measurements corraborate to surface temps in relation to AGW theory.

I understand that, and if tropospheric and/or surface temperature measurements are not adequately accurate, there cannot be a violation of theory. All we can do is wait for accurate data. And given the theory is quite sound and supported by other lines of evidence, I have little doubt that when that data does arrive, it will corroborate the theory.

And it is important to note that tropospheric magnification has nothing to do with 'AGW theory' (your words). Tropospheric magnification applies to all types of warming.

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I understand that, and if tropospheric and/or surface temperature measurements are not adequately accurate, there cannot be a violation of theory. All we can do is wait for accurate data. And given the theory is quite sound and supported by other lines of evidence, I have little doubt that when that data does arrive, it will corroborate the theory.

And it is important to note that tropospheric magnification has nothing to do with 'AGW theory' (your words). Tropospheric magnification applies to all types of warming.

Again, the discussion was not whether or not the theory was being violated. It was whether or not the LT temps should reflect the same general trend as the surface temps, per AGW theory.

In the context of the questions I was addressing, it did have to do with AGW.

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Again, the discussion was not whether or not the theory was being violated. It was whether or not the LT temps should reflect the same general trend as the surface temps, per AGW theory.

In the context of the questions I was addressing, it did have to do with AGW.

I answered that question earlier in the thread. The mid troposphere (especially in the tropics) should warm faster than the surface due to the water vapor feedback and how that affects the vertical lapse rate..

The surface has warmed 0.8C over the past century. That should support more atmospheric water vapor being lifted to mid levels releasing latent heat, especially in the tropics.

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I guess no one has anything to say about the arctic heat release. Intersting that it is technically a heat sink but is the main driver behind wide scale N. H. Temp anomalies at the surface. Expecially in the fall.

Also does anyone know the conversion between the Sats and Giss by baseline?

I know one is surface and the other is TLT.

But to use 1980-2010 as your baseline skews what normal represents.

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HadCrut out earlier than GISS....first time in awhile:

Down to .263, pending any future revisions.....

2010/11 0.464 0.481 0.447 0.589 0.340 0.464 0.457 0.590 0.338 0.590 0.338

2010/12 0.267 0.286 0.247 0.401 0.133 0.267 0.260 0.402 0.131 0.402 0.131

2011/01 0.206 0.227 0.186 0.359 0.054 0.206 0.200 0.360 0.053 0.360 0.053

2011/02 0.262 0.282 0.242 0.403 0.122 0.262 0.256 0.404 0.120 0.404 0.120

2011/03 0.321 0.339 0.303 0.482 0.160 0.321 0.314 0.483 0.159 0.483 0.158

2011/04 0.399 0.416 0.383 0.541 0.258 0.399 0.393 0.542 0.257 0.542 0.257

2011/05 0.324 0.340 0.307 0.492 0.155 0.324 0.317 0.493 0.155 0.493 0.154

2011/06 0.425 0.441 0.410 0.570 0.281 0.425 0.419 0.571 0.280 0.571 0.280

2011/07 0.460 0.475 0.444 0.650 0.270 0.460 0.453 0.650 0.269 0.650 0.269

2011/08 0.447 0.461 0.434 0.672 0.223 0.447 0.441 0.672 0.222 0.672 0.222

2011/09 0.367 0.382 0.352 0.555 0.179 0.367 0.361 0.556 0.178 0.556 0.178

2011/10 0.345 0.361 0.329 0.485 0.205 0.345 0.338 0.486 0.204 0.486 0.204

2011/11 0.263 0.281 0.245 0.385 0.141 0.263 0.257 0.386 0.140 0.386 0.139

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GISS runs warmer because it includes the arctic, while HadCRUT does not. GISS trends for the arctic are fairly accurate.

NCDC includes the arctic too but doesn't deviate in trend like GISS, and NCDC has higher reso (smaller grid boxes).

There's a reason HADCRUT3 w/ UAH infilling in datagaps gives a lower trend than GISS.

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NCDC includes the arctic too but doesn't deviate in trend like GISS, and NCDC has higher reso (smaller grid boxes).

There's a reason HADCRUT3 w/ UAH infilling in datagaps gives a lower trend than GISS.

NCDC is much more similar to GISS than it is too HadCRUT.

smaller grid boxes is not better at all. The only thing that matters is the number of stations being used, which GISS has just as many as the others.

And your last statement is completely false. HadCRUT+UAH infilling gives more warming than GISS, and is the warmest possible source of all.

All of the differences between GISS and HadCRUT over the last 14 years have been due to differences in the SST data used and the fact that HadCRUT leaves the arctic blank, while GISS forms a reasonably accurate approximation.

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November Giss came in at .47 and .70 just land, .23 just ocean.

AMSU Channel 5 temps have finally gone up quite a bit, but are still among the lower years.

The land-ocean table shows +0.48°C for November: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/_tabledata3/GLB.Ts+dSST.txt

Are you using a different source for GISS?

I just want to make sure that I have the most up-to-date link.

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