Daily Archives: September 23, 2008

Adjusting Pristine Data

Posted on September 23, 2008 by

by John Goetz On September 15, 2008, Anthony DePalma of the New York Times wrote an article about the Mohonk Lakes USHCN weather station titled Weather History Offers Insight Into Global Warming. This article claimed, in part, that the average … Continue reading →

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Latest Cycle 24 Sunspot: here today, gone tomorrow

Posted on September 23, 2008 by

I decided to make an animated GIF of the latest cycle 24 sunspot, dubbed number 1002, which was literally a “flash in the pan”. Credit: SOHO/MDI One thing that has been common so far with all cycle 24 sunspots this … Continue reading →

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NASA’s press conference on the state of the sun

Posted on September 23, 2008 by

I just finished participating in the press teleconference call in for reporters with NASA and their panel of solar experts today. There was a lot of interesting discussions and questions. Unfortunately even though I put in for a question, I … Continue reading →

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ISO-8000 Data Quality – something climate science could benefit from

Posted on September 23, 2008 by

I received the following email in my inbox this morning, inviting me to attend the first ISO 8000 data quality conference. Looking at the membership directory for this group, I’m not at all surprised that NASA, NOAA, NCDC, NWS, GISS … Continue reading →

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