Monthly Archives: May 2012

Dana1981 at SkepticalScience Tries to Mislead His Readers

UPDATE 1 (June 2, 2012):  Figures 7 and 8 in this post present data from an Ocean Heat Content anomaly dataset called UKMO EN3 that was available from the KNMI Climate Explorer for only a short time—a few weeks.   I’ve … Continue reading

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PRELIMINARY May 2012 Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Update

STANDARD OPENING PARAGRAPH The May 2012 Reynolds OI.v2 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) data through the NOAA NOMADS website won’t be official until Monday, June 11th. Refer to the schedule on the NOAA Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis Frequently Asked Questionswebpage. The … Continue reading

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Corrections to the RealClimate Presentation of Modeled Global Ocean Heat Content

NOW Will Tamino Correct his Posts? Tamino has complained about my model-data presentation of ARGO-era Global Ocean Heat Content in numerous posts. See here and here, and my replies here and here. My replies were also cross posted at WattsUpWithThat here … Continue reading

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Mid-May 2012 Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Update

NINO3.4 NINO3.4 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies (a commonly used El Niño-Southern Oscillation Index) are slightly above zero. For the week centered on May 16, 2012, NINO3.4 SST anomalies are approximately +0.035 deg C. NINO3.4 SST Anomalies – Short-Term

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To Those Who Have Read or Are Reading My Book

Thanks to HR for his adding a review.  That’s much better than the first one that looked as though it was written by someone who had not read the book. And thanks, HR, for the kind words. HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH When you get a chance, please … Continue reading

Posted in El Nino-La Nina Processes, Essays & Books, Model-Data Comparison SST, Model-Data LOST, Natural Warming | 13 Comments

An Unsent Memo to James Hansen

Date: May 11, 2012 Subject: New York Times Op-Ed Titled “Game Over for the Climate” From: Bob Tisdale To: James Hansen – NASA GISS Dear James: I just finished reading your opinion that appeared in yesterday’s New York Times. I … Continue reading

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April 2012 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Anomaly Update

MONTHLY SST ANOMALY MAP The following is a Global map of Reynolds OI.v2 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies for April 2012. It was downloaded from the NOMADS website. The contour levels are set at 0.5 deg C, and white is … Continue reading

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Roger Pielke Sr and Bishop Hill Discuss “If the IPCC was Selling Manmade Global Warming as a Product…”

If the IPCC was Selling Manmade Global Warming as a Product, Would the FTC Stop their deceptive Ads? is available in pdf and Kindle editions. An overview is provided in the above-linked post. Amazon also provides a Kindle preview that … Continue reading

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La Nada, El Niño, or Three-Peat La Niña for 2012/13 ENSO Season?

Last year about this time, the El Niño-Southern Oscillations (ENSO) models from around the globe predicted ENSO-neutral to El Niño conditions for the 2011/12 ENSO season. But the two siblings (El Niño and La Niña) decided that it was La … Continue reading

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PRELIMINARY April 2012 SST Anomaly Update

STANDARD OPENING PARAGRAPH The April 2012 Reynolds OI.v2 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) data through the NOAA NOMADS website won’t be official until Monday, May 7th. Refer to the schedule on the NOAA Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis Frequently Asked Questionswebpage. The following … Continue reading

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