[Vision2020] AGU: Developing La Nina Cools the Planet in September

[Paul Rumelhart]

Believe it or not, I had no say in those decisions.  I support the 
launch of this satellite.  The more data, the better.

Paul

On 10/25/2011 07:35 PM, Ron Force wrote:
> Gosh Paul, the Clinton Administration built a satellite to do just 
> that. The Bush Administration  deep-sixed its launch, and its been 
> sitting in a warehouse since 1998. The Obama Administration funded its 
> refurbishment, but it's launch has been blocked by the House in the 
> 2012 budget. I wonder why? Oh yeah, we're broke, and can't afford science.
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1102/21dscovr/
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Climate_Observatory
>
> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
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> This leads me to wonder if a globally-averaged surface temperature is 
> really the best metric for determining if the globe is warming or cooling.
>
> Any thoughts?  I don't know what the best way to measure this is, 
> though I suspect it would involve satellite measurements of the 
> overall energy gained from and lost to space.  There is also the added 
> factor of what cloud cover does in each case as this affects albedo.
>
> Just something I've been kicking around trying to get a handle on.
>
> Paul
>

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