GW Defense: Won’t Cause Extinction MSU satellite data is best and proves no catastrophic warming Pearson, 2002, Thomas research analyst at CEI, in Global Warming and Other Eco-myths edited by Ronald Bailey, pg. 322 Highly accurate measurements, taken from space using temperature however, have been microwave sounding units shows (MSUs) aboard satellites since 1979. The data series graphed on the opposite page the difference between recorded temperature and the 1979 mean values. In October 2001, the average global temperature departure was 0. 1450C, with a Northern Hemisphere an increase of only 0.060C temperature departure of 0. 1460C and a Southern Hemisphere departure of 0. 1430C, yielding average per decade.. data are correlated with balloon data The satellite highly temperature taken from radiosonde instruments, strengthening confidence in accuracy MSUs measure the lower the the of the satellite data. the temperature of troposphere, This layer is important the atmospheric layer from the surface to 20,000 feet. of the atmosphere for climatic research because, warming would be more pronounced in the lower according to global circulation models, global much troposphere The failure of satellite data to verify rapid warming predictions than on the surface. the global provides strong argument against fears warming will result in catastrophe. a that man-made global a climate A NASA administrator has even admitted global warming is not an issue to worry about Terkel 2007 Amanda Terkel is currently a senior politics reporter and manager. She graduated from Colgate University Amanda on May 31, Global Warming Is Not A “NASA Administrator: ‘Problem’” http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2007/05/31/13432/griffin-nasa-global-warming/ NASA administrator Michael Griffin was you concerned about global asked, “Are This morning on NPR, His that global warming but that is a longterm warming?” answer: “I’m aware exists” “[w]hether concern or not, I Griffin said he is sure that it is fair to say that it is a problem we can’t say.” “not must Griffin charged that people are for assuming that wrestle with.” “arrogant” “this also particular climate that we have right here today, right now is the best climate for all other human that global warming may actually be good for the earth. beings,” hinting This myth is a popular right-wing talking point.
GW Defense: Won’t Cause Extinction MSU satellite data is best and proves no catastrophic warming Thomas Pearson, research analyst at CEI, 2002, in Global Warming and Other Eco-myths edited by Ronald Bailey, pg. 322 Highly accurate temperature measurements, however, have been taken from space using microwave sounding units (MSUs) aboard satellites since 1979. The data series graphed on the opposite page shows the difference between recorded temperature and the 1979 mean values. In October 2001, the average global temperature departure was 0. 1450C, with a Northern Hemisphere temperature departure of 0. 1460C and a Southern Hemisphere departure of 0. 1430C, yielding an average increase of only 0.060C per decade.. The satellite data are highly correlated with balloon temperature data taken from radiosonde instruments, strengthening the confidence in the accuracy of the satellite data. MSUs measure the temperature of the lower troposphere, the atmospheric layer from the surface to 20,000 feet. This layer of the atmosphere is important for climatic research because, according to global circulation models, global warming would be much more pronounced in the lower troposphere than on the surface. The failure of the satellite data to verify rapid global warming predictions provides a strong argument against fears that man-made global warming will result in a climate catastrophe. A NASA administrator has even admitted global warming is not an issue to worry about Amanda Terkel on May 31, 2007 Amanda Terkel is currently a senior politics reporter and manager. She graduated from Colgate University “NASA Administrator: Global Warming Is Not A ‘Problem’” http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2007/05/31/13432/griffin-nasa-global-warming/ This morning on NPR, NASA administrator Michael Griffin was asked, “Are you concerned about global warming?” His answer: “I’m aware that global warming exists” but “[w]hether that is a longterm concern or not, I can’t say.” Griffin said he is “not sure that it is fair to say that it is a problem we must wrestle with.” Griffin also charged that people are “arrogant” for assuming that “this particular climate that we have right here today, right now is the best climate for all other human beings,” hinting that global warming may actually be good for the earth. This myth is a popular right-wing talking point.