Acolin
06/17/2009, 09:52 AM
MIT Professor of Meteorology Skeptical of Global Warming
“In Figure 1 (taken from a popular exhibit at the National Academy’s Koshland
Museum) we see a common depiction of the greenhouse effect. It is generally
recognized to be oversimplified, but defended on the grounds that the general public
would not be able to follow the correct treatment.”
“There is something very seriously wrong with this oversimplified picture. Namely,
the surface of the earth does not cool primarily by thermal radiation.” (Page 3, Introduction)
“Irregular exchanges of heat between the deep abyssal waters and the near surface thermocline regions imply that the oceans serve as large sources and sinks of heat for the atmosphere, and these exchanges take place over time scales from months to centuries or longer.” (page 12)
“However, there is ample evidence that current models are indeed exaggerating climate
sensitivity. The fact that so little of recent observed warming can be attributed to
greenhouse warming may be a sign of this.” (Page 12)
“Hopefully, this paper has also clarified why significant doubt persists concerning the remarkably politicized issue of global warming alarm.” (Page 13, Conclusion)
TAKING GREENHOUSE WARMING SERIOUSLY by Richard S. Lindzen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, VOLUME 18 No. 7+8, 2007.
http://www-eaps.mit.edu/faculty/lindzen/230_TakingGr.pdf
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv15n2/reg15n2g.html
“In Figure 1 (taken from a popular exhibit at the National Academy’s Koshland
Museum) we see a common depiction of the greenhouse effect. It is generally
recognized to be oversimplified, but defended on the grounds that the general public
would not be able to follow the correct treatment.”
“There is something very seriously wrong with this oversimplified picture. Namely,
the surface of the earth does not cool primarily by thermal radiation.” (Page 3, Introduction)
“Irregular exchanges of heat between the deep abyssal waters and the near surface thermocline regions imply that the oceans serve as large sources and sinks of heat for the atmosphere, and these exchanges take place over time scales from months to centuries or longer.” (page 12)
“However, there is ample evidence that current models are indeed exaggerating climate
sensitivity. The fact that so little of recent observed warming can be attributed to
greenhouse warming may be a sign of this.” (Page 12)
“Hopefully, this paper has also clarified why significant doubt persists concerning the remarkably politicized issue of global warming alarm.” (Page 13, Conclusion)
TAKING GREENHOUSE WARMING SERIOUSLY by Richard S. Lindzen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, VOLUME 18 No. 7+8, 2007.
http://www-eaps.mit.edu/faculty/lindzen/230_TakingGr.pdf
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv15n2/reg15n2g.html