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Originally Posted by andyc
Dead right. Every time I mention total heat content gain, of which >90% goes into the oceans, you ignore it. You've done that many times now, including on the Sun thread you hijacked. You pretend that ocean heat measurement doesn't exist, so you can push some denier memes about heat within 2% of the Earth system.
I'll ask again. Did Earth gain more energy from 2000-2011 than when compared to similar periods prior to 2000?
In your answer, you can use the copious references in the IPCC chapter I highlighted previously (and the figure), after all you're fond of the IPCC when you think it supports your position  .
Even in the tiny part of the system that is surface temperature, you cherry pick noise over signal. If I played your game, I could look at the 16 year trend between 1992 and 2007. It's almost double the long-term trend, and yet greatly overlaps the period you like to quote. Did warming 'double' up to 2007? If not, why not? Could there be a reason climatologists use 30-year trends? |
Hi Andy,
Yes all that extra heat content, most of which has gone into the
deep oceans, where there are no measurements taken. A huge negative feedback which wasn't predicted in any of the first four assessment reports. I guess I just lack faith.
Oh - and darn that Hiatus that the IPCC (not me) must have cherry picked. I think you had better complain to them.
Regards,
Renato