Category Archives: ARGO data

More on Trenberth’s Missing Heat

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

In the post Trenberth Still Searching for Missing Heat, we discussed the recent Balmaseda et al (2013) paper “Distinctive climate signals in reanalysis of global ocean heat content”, of which Kevin Trenberth was a coauthor. Dr. Roy Spencer also has … Continue reading →

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Dana Nuccitelli’s Skeptical Science OHC grapple – down for the count

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Dana1981 at SkepticalScience Tries to Mislead His Readers Guest post by Bob Tisdale Dana1981 (aka Dana Nuccitelli) recently authored a SkepticalScience post titled Modeled and Observed Ocean Heat Content – Is There a Discrepancy?  Believe it or not, in it, he … Continue reading →

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An Ocean of Overconfidence

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I previously discussed the question of error bars in oceanic heat content measurements in “Decimals of Precision“. There’s a new study of changes in oceanic heat content, by Levitus et al., called “World Ocean Heat … Continue reading →

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300 soundings from 19th century compared to Argo data

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

From the University of California – San Diego Scripps Institute, you gotta love the subheading in this PR. I didn’t know robots could travel back in time. Gosh, I learn something new every day. Apparently 300 soundings done by the HMS Challenger between … Continue reading →

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Argo, Latitude, Day, and Reynolds Interpolation

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Guest post by Willis Eschenbach This is another of my occasional reports from my peripatetic travels through the Argo data (see the Appendix for my other dispatches from the front lines). In the comments to my previous post, I had … Continue reading →

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Argo Notes the Third

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

I got into this investigation of Argo because I disbelieved their claimed error of 0.002°C for the annual average temperature of the top mile of the ocean. I discussed this in “Decimals of Precision“, where I showed that the error … Continue reading →

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Do underwater volcanoes have an effect on ENSO?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I found this post interesting, especially after looking at some of the images that show what appears to be a tight hot spot upwelling off the coast of Costa Rica. But I simply can’t see enough energy in this venting … Continue reading →

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Argo and the Ocean Temperature Maximum

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach It has been known for some time that the “Pacific Warm Pool”, the area just northeast of Australia, has a maximum temperature. It never gets much warmer than around 30 – 31°C. This has been … Continue reading →

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Argo Notes Part 2

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Following on my previous post, “Jason and the Argo Notes”, just a couple of graphs in passing: Figure 1. Argo surface temperatures, northern hemisphere. Colors show the latitude of the floats, from red at the … Continue reading →

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Jason and the Argo Notes

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Like Jason, I proceed into the unknown with my look at the Argo data, and will post random notes as I voyage. Come, my friends, ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push … Continue reading →

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Where in the World is Argo?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach The Argo floats are technical marvels. They float around below the surface of the ocean, about a kilometre down, for nine days. On the tenth day, they rise slowly to the surface, sampling the pressure, … Continue reading →

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More Evidence that Global Warming is a False Alarm

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Roy Spencer writes on his website: NASA’s James Hansen is probably right about this point: the importance of ocean heat storage to a better understanding of how sensitive the climate system is to our greenhouse gas emissions. The more efficient … Continue reading →

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ARGO-Era NODC Ocean Heat Content Data (0-700 Meters) Through December 2010

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Guest post by Bob Tisdale: NOTE: This post contains 5 .gif animations that total 10MB. (below the continue reading line) Have patience. They may take a while to load. This post is a follow-up to the recent post October to … Continue reading →

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