Monthly Archives: April 2011

Are Gulf Of Mexico Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies Near To Record Levels?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

OVERVIEW This post illustrates Gulf of Mexico Sea Surface Temperature (SST) data and discusses the post by Jeff Masters at his http://www.wunderground.com blog in which he states that April 2011 Gulf of Mexico SST anomalies are “among the highest on … Continue reading →

Posted in CAGW Proponent Arguments, SST Update | 9 Comments

Mid-April 2011 SST Anomaly Update

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

NINO3.4 NINO3.4 SST anomalies for the week centered on April 20, 2011 show that central equatorial Pacific SST anomalies are approaching ENSO-neutral temperatures. They’re at approximately -0.57 deg C. NINO3.4 SST Anomalies – Short-Term

Posted in SST Update | 6 Comments

Notes On Hansen et al (2011) – Earth’s Energy Imbalance and Implications

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

UPDATE (April 23, 2011): I’ve added an addition discussion of the delayed rebound effect at the end of the post. OVERVIEW Judith Curry’s post Earth’s Energy Imbalance is an introduction to the Hansen et al (2011) paper “Earth’s Energy Imbalance … Continue reading →

Posted in CAGW Proponent Arguments, Ocean Heat Content Problems, OHC Update | 16 Comments

Part 2 – Satellite-Era Sea Surface Temperature Versus IPCC Hindcast/Projections

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

THE INDIAN AND ATLANTIC OCEANS INTRODUCTION This post is a continuation of Part 1 – Satellite-Era Sea Surface Temperature Versus IPCC Hindcast/Projections.  It examines the differences between multi-model mean of the IPCC 20C3M (Hindcast)/SRES A1B (Projection) for Sea Surface Temperatures and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Model Problems, Model-Data Comparison SST | 49 Comments

March 2011 SST Anomaly Update

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

CHANGES TO MONTHLY UPDATE POSTS I’ve changed the longitude used as the boundary between the Indian and South Pacific Oceans from 145E to 120E. With the Indian Ocean data extending north to 30N, the eastern boundary of 145E was picking … Continue reading →

Posted in SST Update | 11 Comments

Part 1 – Satellite-Era Sea Surface Temperature Versus IPCC Hindcast/Projections

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

GLOBAL AND PACIFIC OCEAN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE NOTE: REFER TO UPDATE AT THE END OF THE POST OVERVIEW This series of posts examines the differences between multi-model mean of the IPCC 20C3M (Hindcast)/SRES A1B (Projection) data and the Reynolds OI.v2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Model Problems, Model-Data Comparison SST | 49 Comments

How Can Things So Obvious Be Overlooked By The Climate Science Community?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

Alternate Title Question: Why Are Global Sea Surface Temperatures Falling Short Of IPCC Projections? INTRODUCTION In this post I illustrate and discuss the relatively small rise in the Sea Surface Temperature anomalies (SST) of the East Pacific (from pole to pole) … Continue reading →

Posted in El Nino-La Nina Processes, Natural Warming | 64 Comments

How Does This Theme Work For Everyone?

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

Please scroll down through the main page to see if the graphs work for you, and let me know.

Posted in Uncategorized | 18 Comments