David I Birch Climate-Earth20
Changes in Global Net Radiation.
Earth’s climate, including its average surface temperature, depends on the balance between incoming and outgoing energy. Energy comes in...
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Major stratospheric warming in the Southern Hemisphere in 2002: Dynamical aspects of the ozone hole
With events unfolding high up in the Stratosphere in the Southern hemisphere, we revisit a SSW (Sudden stratospheric warming) event that...
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State of ENSOÂ
ENSO-neutral is expected in the next month or two, with ENSO-neutral most likely to continue through Northern Hemisphere fall and winter,...
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Recent Flooding in Washington DC .
The recent flooding in Washington DC invoked some rather "Scary" headlines across many platforms of Social media today, and yet again the...
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THE TOTAL SOLAR IRRADIANCE CLIMATE DATA RECORD.
There are currently many uncertainties surrounding the accuracy of TSI (total solar irradiance) in modern times, in fact my own research...
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Stratospheric tropical warming event & its impact on the polar and tropical troposphere Stratosphere
Stratosphere–troposphere coupling is investigated in relation to middle atmospheric subtropical jet (MASTJ) variations in boreal winter....
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Wolf Minimum (1290–1320 AD)
The Wolf Minimum was a period of low sunspot numbers (SSNs) and TSI between about 1300 and 1320 AD. It occurred during the cold period...
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Valentina Zharkova new paper- my thoughts.
With the release of Valentina Zharkova's new paper comes some confusion regarding Understanding it's content. In her (vz) last paper...
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Netflix Walrus scene "Climate link"missing.
Hello and welcome to today's blog, over the past few weeks MSM and social media have lit up over the Dreadful scenes now showing on...
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Solar Polar field Reversal
Each solar cycle, during the period of maximum activity, the magnetic field at the solar poles disappears and gets replaced by a magnetic...
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TSI variability. Answered Question.
Q. From D.Park It is said that Sunspots lower Total Solar irradiance reaching Earth, so an active Sun at Solar max should drop not...
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Jets Seen With NASA’S IRIS Add New Clue to Age-Old Mystery
Scientists have discovered tadpole-shaped jets coming out of regions with intense magnetic fields on the Sun. Unlike those living on...
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Wind sheer during El Nińo
Vertical wind shear over the tropical Atlantic Ocean plays an important role in mediating hurricane activity. The vertical shear...
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Modulation of Arctic Sea Ice
Observed September Arctic sea ice has declined sharply over the satellite era. While most climate models forced by observed external...
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Sunspots- What are they?
Hello and welcome to the blog. In a world of Modern Technology and a deep dependance of our energy sources, Understanding the Solar Cycle...
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Heliosphere, The Sun and Tilt Angle.
Hello and welcome to the blog. For those that have been following my blog you will already know the Heliospheric Current sheets...
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El Nino: Update Jan2019
Hello and welcome to the blog. Today we look at the progress of El Nino, firstly we will look at the OHC (Ocean Heat Content )of lat 5°N...
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EUROPE worst winter in over 3 Decades
Most of us at some point are a little Biased when it comes to seeing Snowfall, the scenery is most wonderful draped in crisp white snow...
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Standardized Anomalies of Average Tropical Tropospheric Temperature and Niño 3.4 SST
Many questions have been asked as to the relationship between the Troposphere (Tropics) SST, OLR and Global Temperature. Included in the...
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Teleconnections creating USA Cold.
Hello and welcome, it's probably in the front news at the moment that large swathes of the USA are experiencing below average...
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