Quote:
Originally Posted by Tired of Waiting
So now I ask if it is settled science "why are they now adjusting data?" "Why hasn't the settled science studies ended?"
ToW
|
Not only that but the data had been adjusted to begin with to "compensate" for all sorts of problems with the measuring station locations. The problem is, HOW do you know if your compensating adjustments are correct? Recently an enterprising person got their hands on the raw data that NOAA uses and found that when THAT data is used there is NO global warming. Further, it seems that NOAA was inconsistent in the way the data was "adjusted" depressing older temps and increasing newer ones. Presto, warming is shown.
Now we have satellite measurements that are far superior to the NOAA ground stations. They cover all the earth and they eliminate the problems of heat islands near cities, etc. The satellite results of near-zero warming trend are fully backed by radiosonde data from balloon flights. Check out this discussion by Fred Singer.
http://www.americanthinker.com/artic...goes_awol.html
At a minimum there is a significant difference that raises doubts about warming and possibly a serious problem with the NOAA data that shows warming existed in the first place. This is far from settled.