In reply to Taylor J. Smith's message of Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:14:36 +0000: Hi, [snip]
What I see here is a peak around solar max superimposed on a general upward trend. It's a pity about the missing years. This is perhaps more use: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/2007/ann/global-jan-dec-error-bar-pg.gif It seems to indicate that we *may* be at the peak of a wave with a 180-200 year period. (previous minimum in 1910). The next 10 years or so should be quite revealing. >Global 10 Warmest Years Mean Global temperature (°C) >(anomaly with respect to 1961-1990) > >1998 0.52 > >2005 0.48 > >2003 0.46 > >2002 0.46 > >2004 0.43 > >2006 0.42 > >2007(Jan-Nov) 0.41 > >2001 0.40 > >1997 0.36 > >1995 0.28 Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
