[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-08 Thread f.m.maugis
== -Message d'origine- De : geoengineering@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la part de John Nissen Envoyé : dimanche 7 décembre 2008 22:39 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Oliver Wingenter Cc : geoengineering Objet : [geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here Dear Alan, Perhaps not everybo

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-08 Thread David Schnare
I wrote John Connolly but meant Llyod Bensen with regard to the paraphrasing about who I know and who I am not. Sorry for the wrong attribution. David. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread David Schnare
Tom: The Santer paper makes my point. Figure 6 clearly indicates that the temperature trend per decade for the model ensemble mean-trends remains quite uncertain and that the UAH trend (see graph B in the figure) better represents the sond data than the UMd or RSS data. Christy and Santer have b

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread David Schnare
Thank you Tom. That is what I call helpful. David Schnare. On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 7:59 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In case the attachment was missed -- here it is again. > > Tom. > > > > > Dear all, > > > > Please note that the recent paper by Douglass et al. that John

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread David Schnare
Oliver: I know Fred Singer. Fred Singer is a friend of mine. I'm no Fred Singer (to paraphrase John Connelly in a famous/infamous vice-presidential debate). And, no I am not trying to convince you, or others on this list, that I (or anyone) is dead certain about the cause of global temperature

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread wigley
In case the attachment was missed -- here it is again. Tom. > Dear all, > > Please note that the recent paper by Douglass et al. that John > Christy co-authored has been shown to be seriously flawed by > the following paper. > > Santer et al., 2008: Consistency of modelled a

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread wigley
Dear all, Please note that the recent paper by Douglass et al. that John Christy co-authored has been shown to be seriously flawed by the following paper. Santer et al., 2008: Consistency of modelled and observed temperature trends in the tropical troposphere. IJoC: DOI: 10.1002, joc.1756 This a

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread Eugene I. Gordon
. Sounds like trying to emasculate geoengineering. -Original Message- From: geoengineering@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Robock Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 4:25 PM To: Oliver Wingenter Cc: geoengineering Subject: [geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread John Nissen
riginal Message - From: "Alan Robock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Oliver Wingenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "geoengineering" Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 9:25 PM Subject: [geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here Dear Oliver, I agree with every

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread Oliver Wingenter
Dear Alan, I agree. Your statement is more accurate. Oliver On Dec 7, 2:25 pm, Alan Robock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Oliver, > > I agree with everything in your message, except your claim that "We seek > through geoengineering to reduce or reverse some of these side effects." > I would

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread Alan Robock
Dear Oliver, I agree with everything in your message, except your claim that "We seek through geoengineering to reduce or reverse some of these side effects." I would say, rather, "We seek to discuss geoengineering, whether and how it could be used to reduce or reverse some of these side effect

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-07 Thread Oliver Wingenter
Dear David, Your arguments remind me about how Fred Singer tried to convince us that CFC where not harmful to stratospheric ozone. He ended up wasting a lot of people’s time such as Sherry Rowland’s, Ralph Cicerone, Mike Prather and others by refuting his articles. However, to reiterate Ken's e

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-06 Thread David Schnare
Oliver and Mike: I'm a climate change agnostic, and am openly supportive of Geo-Nurtring, including activities such as solar radiation management and rebalancing the carbon cycle, which would surely include energy conservation. The problem I have faced comes when someone like Prof. Jagadish Shukl

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-06 Thread Mike MacCracken
t 2:47 AM, John Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> John is 100% right in all of these points. I t cant be proved till >>>>>> afterwards. A

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-06 Thread Ken Caldeira
I AGREE: THIS IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE GROUP IN WHICH TO DISCUSS THE REALITY OF HUMAN INFLUENCE ON CLIMATE. THIS IS A FINE DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER GROUP, BUT MERELY A DISTRACTION HERE. On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Oliver Wingenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Dear David, > > The prudent an

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-06 Thread Oliver Wingenter
Dear David, The prudent and conservative to do is to be cautious and try and maintain the status quo, which is our present climate or one not too long ago. It does know one in this country (well a lawyer could argue against this) any harm to conserve energy. It helps them personally, the countr

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-06 Thread Mike MacCracken
t; From: "Andrew Lockley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/> > >>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/> > >>>> Cc: "Gwynne Dyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/> >;

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-05 Thread Mike MacCracken
now >> >> JOhn Gorman >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Andrew Lockley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: "Gwynne Dyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "geoengineering" >> ; &quo

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-05 Thread David Schnare
Nobel Laureat economist -?- pointed out that we > should > > > not be looking at probabilities or cost effectiveness or cost benifit. > > > Possibility plus dire consequences requires action -now > > > > > JOhn Gorman > > > > > - Original Mess

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-05 Thread John Gorman
yer ; geoengineering ; Wilfried Haeberli ; Paul Crutzen ; Rapley Chris Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 3:13 PM Subject: [geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here Oliver, the Huntsville data, which is not contaminated by a variety of "corrections" Hansen injects into his temperature hi

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-04 Thread Oliver Wingenter
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[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-04 Thread David Schnare
ried Haeberli" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Paul Crutzen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "Rapley Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:12 PM > Subject: [geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here > > > > That's the

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-03 Thread John Gorman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "geoengineering" ; "Wilfried Haeberli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Paul Crutzen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Rapley Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:12 PM Subject: [geo] Re: Can't Get There from He

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-03 Thread Oliver Wingenter
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Nissen > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:29 PM > To: Gwynne Dyer > Cc: geoengineering; Wilfried Haeberli; Paul Crutzen; Rapley Chris > Subject: [geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here > > Gwynne and everybody, > > One

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-03 Thread Andrew Lockley
That's the critical point and it needs to be made clearly and backed up with evidence. Further, you need to PROVE that the arctic sea ice is the tipping point. A 2008/12/3 John Nissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Gwynne and everybody, > > One additional point to make it absolutely clear about why

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-03 Thread Eugene I. Gordon
: [geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here Gwynne and everybody, One additional point to make it absolutely clear about why we need geoengineering. I'll number this zero, so it begins the chain of argument: 0. Even if we were to stop all CO2 emissions overnight, the CO2 level in the atmosp

[geo] Re: Can't Get There from Here

2008-12-03 Thread John Nissen
Gwynne and everybody, One additional point to make it absolutely clear about why we need geoengineering. I'll number this zero, so it begins the chain of argument: 0. Even if we were to stop all CO2 emissions overnight, the CO2 level in the atmosphere would remain at around 385 ppm, and the