Comments on: Next Solar Cycle Looks Very Weak http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:25:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html/comment-page-1#comment-113 Dave Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:30:23 +0000 http://climate-movie.com/wordpress/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html #comment-113 <p>I was just curious as to whether some one could tell me what the observed greenhouse sensitivity of water vapor is (how much greater of a heat retainer is H2O over CO2). Secondly ,if water vapor and CO2 gas have overlapping heat absorption bands, how much of an effect does the one diminish the other?</p> I was just curious as to whether some one could tell me what the observed greenhouse sensitivity of water vapor is (how much greater of a heat retainer is H2O over CO2). Secondly ,if water vapor and CO2 gas have overlapping heat absorption bands, how much of an effect does the one diminish the other?

]]> By: Mark http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html/comment-page-1#comment-112 Mark Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:48:04 +0000 http://climate-movie.com/wordpress/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html #comment-112 <p>Is the Climate Skeptic going to answer any of Will's questions?</p> Is the Climate Skeptic going to answer any of Will’s questions?

]]> By: Will Crump http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html/comment-page-1#comment-111 Will Crump Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:16:52 +0000 http://climate-movie.com/wordpress/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html #comment-111 <p>Can you explain why sunspot activity makes a difference in the warming effect of the sun on the Earth? Sun spots appear to be magnetic disturbances that do not significantly alter the heat input of the Sun into the Eath's climate. </p> <p>Even if you show that sunspot activity has an impact on the year to year measurement of heat output of the Sun, how does this correlate into something that alters the Earth's climate over a longer time scale since the sunspot cycle is an eleven year cycle? It would appear that the average impact of sunspot activity on the Earth would be zero when comparing the average of one 11 year cycle to another 11 year cycle as they would all have the same average level of input.</p> <p>Is there any study that meets the standards of Climate Skeptic that proves there is a correlation between sunspot activity and the thermal effect of the sun on the Earth or that shows there is something beyond the relatively short eleven year cycle that is a cause for concern in the climate of the Earth?</p> <p>What is the suppport from a computer model or scientific explanation that is being used to project future solar heat output that you are relying on to claim a future decline in solar warming and what is the expected impact in wm2 of this decline? What is the duration of this decline? </p> <p>When viewed over a 100 or 200 year time scale, what is the net decrease in Solar Activity and what impact is it expected to have on the Climate of the Earth from this "very weak Solar Cycle"?</p> <p>Are you claiming that the decline in sunspots means that the thermal input from the sun has declined over the last five years and therefore any indication of average temperature increase that has occurred over this period is being driven by factors other than the sun?</p> Can you explain why sunspot activity makes a difference in the warming effect of the sun on the Earth? Sun spots appear to be magnetic disturbances that do not significantly alter the heat input of the Sun into the Eath’s climate.

Even if you show that sunspot activity has an impact on the year to year measurement of heat output of the Sun, how does this correlate into something that alters the Earth’s climate over a longer time scale since the sunspot cycle is an eleven year cycle? It would appear that the average impact of sunspot activity on the Earth would be zero when comparing the average of one 11 year cycle to another 11 year cycle as they would all have the same average level of input.

Is there any study that meets the standards of Climate Skeptic that proves there is a correlation between sunspot activity and the thermal effect of the sun on the Earth or that shows there is something beyond the relatively short eleven year cycle that is a cause for concern in the climate of the Earth?

What is the suppport from a computer model or scientific explanation that is being used to project future solar heat output that you are relying on to claim a future decline in solar warming and what is the expected impact in wm2 of this decline? What is the duration of this decline?

When viewed over a 100 or 200 year time scale, what is the net decrease in Solar Activity and what impact is it expected to have on the Climate of the Earth from this “very weak Solar Cycle”?

Are you claiming that the decline in sunspots means that the thermal input from the sun has declined over the last five years and therefore any indication of average temperature increase that has occurred over this period is being driven by factors other than the sun?

]]> By: markm http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html/comment-page-1#comment-110 markm Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:11:01 +0000 http://climate-movie.com/wordpress/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html #comment-110 <p>Ice Age!!!<br /> um, maybe not<br /> Global Warming!!!<br /> Um, make that Global Climate Change!!!<br /> ...<br /> Global Ice Age!!!</p> <p>I just wonder how they're going to blame solar variations on Bush and SUV's?</p> Ice Age!!!
um, maybe not
Global Warming!!!
Um, make that Global Climate Change!!!
…
Global Ice Age!!!

I just wonder how they’re going to blame solar variations on Bush and SUV’s?

]]> By: Mesa Econoguy http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html/comment-page-1#comment-109 Mesa Econoguy Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:36:27 +0000 http://climate-movie.com/wordpress/2007/10/next-solar-cycl.html #comment-109 <p>It's global warming.</p> <p>[Sorry. You left it out there.......]</p> It’s global warming.

[Sorry. You left it out there.......]

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