This is an article on surface temperature that appeared in BAMS http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/global_temperatures_09.pdf
It is covered here in a new paper by Frolich along with a discussion of solar irradiance. http://rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/466/2114/303.full#F8 The question is not whether temperatures have failed to rise over the past 10 years – but how this fits into modes of natural variability. I'm with Trenberth – calling it natural variability (or especially noise) explains nothing and is much worse than useless bullshit. I call it typical behaviour of a complex and dynamic system, non warming might last for another decade or 2 and the lack of long term and reliable datasets hampers analysis but there must be factors (possibly multiple) in there that creates this outcome. The Struthio camelus inclinations typified by Tamino (the heroic Prince of the Magic Flute - for God's sake) is not helping. In fact it just results in gales of derisory laughter. Get used to it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange
