Monthly Archives: October 2013

The IPCC Southern Hemisphere Reconstructions

Oct 28, 2013 – 2:03 PM

A question for readers: which of the following proxies are used to reconstruct past Southern Hemisphere temperature in the IPCC’s graphic (Figure 5.7b) showing SH reconstructions: 1. Graybill’s California strip-bark bristlecone chronologies 2. upside down and contaminated Finnish lake sediments 3. European instrumental temperature data 4. Antarctic ice core d18O isotope data covering the medieval […]

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More Moss from Miller

Oct 26, 2013 – 12:57 PM

Gifford Miller’s most recent study on radiocarbon dates of Baffin Island moss has attracted recent publicity, including covers at Judy Curry, WUWT and Jim Bouldin, due to its claim to have demonstrated that the present is the warmest in 44000 years. Over the past decade, Miller has been taking radiocarbon dates on moss exposed from […]

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Nick Brown Smelled BS

Oct 21, 2013 – 3:46 PM

http://narrative.ly/pieces-of-mind/nick-brown-smelled-bull/ h/t Mosher.

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Fixing the Facts 2

Oct 8, 2013 – 10:36 AM

AR5 Second Order Draft (SOD) Figures 1.4 and 1.5 showed the discrepancy between observations and projections from previous assessment reports. SOD Figure 1.5 (see below as annotated) directly showed the discrepancy for AR4 without additional clutter from earlier assessment reports. Even though AR4 was the most recent and most relevant assessment report, SOD Figure 1.5 […]

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