Daily Archives: October 6, 2009

New Svalgaard paper – reconstructing the heliospheric magnetic field since 1835 – with insight into the peer review process

Leif Svalgaard writes in comments: We plan to submit tomorrow to JGR the following… http://www.leif.org/research/IDV09.pdf (preprint) …showing the run of the heliospheric magnetic field since 1835 [not a typo]. I plan to discuss the whole peer-review process here on WUWT, … Continue reading

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Aerosols and “cloud lifetime effect” cited as “enormous uncertainty” in global radiation balance

From a Press Release from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Do dust particles curb climate change? A knowledge gap exists in the area of climate research: for decades, scientists have been asking themselves whether, and to what extent man-made … Continue reading

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NSIDC still pushing ice free Arctic summers

NSIDC seems to be saying: It’s slightly less worse than we thought. For another view, see Dr. Tony Berry’s sea ice analysis on WUWT yesterday. From a University of Colorado Press Release Arctic sea ice recovers slightly in 2009, remains … Continue reading

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 151 Comments