Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-18 Thread Horace Heffner
Given a 30 percent drop in the Atlantic conveyor belt flow rate in 12 years: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1898493,00.html it may be that there is a powerful but not yet understood biological feedback occurring in the ocean due to a reduced nutrient flow from the depths caused

Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-18 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:21:17 -0900: Hi, [snip] Given a 30 percent drop in the Atlantic conveyor belt flow rate in 12 years: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1898493,00.html it may be that there is a powerful but not yet understood biological

Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-18 Thread Horace Heffner
On Mar 18, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Robin van Spaandonk wrote: I tried to show that even an exponential curve doesn't appear to be rising fast enough, so yes I think we are up the proverbial creek without a paddle. Well, lets just hope the numbers are either highly local, or just plain wrong.

Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-18 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s message of Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:52:34 -0500: Hi, [snip] -Original Message- From: Robin van Spaandonk I tried to show that even an exponential curve doesn't appear to be rising fast enough, so yes I think we are up the proverbial creek without a paddle.

Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-18 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:06:25 -0500: Hi, [snip] What is the uncertainty in these figures? Harry [snip] I have no idea. However at least one of them applies to only one specific measurement station. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk

Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-17 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:03:49 -0900: Hi, [snip] Polar carbon dioxide increasing at surprising rate. See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1729255,00.html In 1990 this key cause of global warming was rising at a rate of 1 part per million (ppm).

Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-17 Thread Horace Heffner
On Mar 17, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Robin van Spaandonk wrote: In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:03:49 -0900: Hi, [snip] Polar carbon dioxide increasing at surprising rate. See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1729255,00.html In 1990 this key cause of global

Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-17 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:15:08 -0900: Hi, [snip] If it is indeed true then I could not agree more that it is catastrophic. I think independent confirmation is badly needed, not just at Mount Zeppelin but all over the polar regions. Too bad NASA has been

Re: Polar CO2

2006-03-17 Thread Horace Heffner
On Mar 17, 2006, at 9:33 PM, Robin van Spaandonk wrote: (BTW krill are crustaceans, so they should be creating CO2, not consuming it). Check out: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060206230630.htm I mentioned krill because I think I read about an unexplained krill population

Polar CO2

2006-03-15 Thread Horace Heffner
Polar carbon dioxide increasing at surprising rate. See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1729255,00.html In 1990 this key cause of global warming was rising at a rate of 1 part per million (ppm). Recently, that rate reached 2 ppm per year. Now, scientists at the Mount Zeppelin