"...but clouds got in the way"

S — 12/17/2008 10:26:04 PM (archived)

Systematic measurements and records of overcast go back only 20-odd years, I believe. Clouds play a significant role in determining the amount to sunlight reaching the surface of Earth.

At least as pertains to climate models, we "...really don't know clouds at all."

S

(with a tip o' the hat to Joni Mitchell)

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Atmosphere or Oceans? - S - 12/13/2008 9:48:50 PM
- oops - s/b "mass" not "volume" - S - 12/14/2008 7:59:25 PM
  - I can afford to be merciful. - ER - 12/14/2008 8:48:04 PM
    - Oh? - S - 12/14/2008 9:20:38 PM
      - Oh yeah. - ER - 12/14/2008 9:31:40 PM
        
        Ideological Cross-Dressing? - S - 12/17/2008 9:59:37 PM
        
        re: Oh yeah. - gbaikie - 12/15/2008 12:45:52 AM
        
        Gbaike, you're a scientific illiterate - ER - 12/15/2008 12:56:30 AM
        
        re: Gbaike, you're a scientific illiterate - gbaikie - 12/15/2008 1:23:35 AM
        
        "The only thing we get from your side is opposition to use of energy. " - ER - 12/15/2008 1:58:30 AM
        
        re: "The only thing we get from your side is opposition to use of energy. " - gbaikie - 12/15/2008 3:47:04 AM
- The real issue - TB - 12/14/2008 7:01:43 PM
  - Charlie's in the wire. - ER - 12/14/2008 8:41:00 PM
    - Q.E.D. (n/t) - TB - 12/14/2008 9:50:52 PM
      - And on "loot" - TB - 12/14/2008 10:05:13 PM
        
        re: And on "loot" - ER - 12/14/2008 11:30:38 PM
        
        re: "government does not profit" - TB - 12/14/2008 11:59:12 PM
        
        re: "government does not profit" - ER - 12/15/2008 12:19:59 AM
        
        You're still talking money. - TB - 12/15/2008 3:35:52 AM
        
        We're always talking money. - ER - 12/15/2008 5:15:25 AM
        
        Taxes - TB - 12/15/2008 5:38:00 PM
        
        re: We're always talking money. - gbaikie - 12/15/2008 6:39:22 AM
        
        re: "government does not profit" - gbaikie - 12/15/2008 1:49:29 AM
- Another prespective - brian gyles - 12/14/2008 6:20:00 PM
  - Crop burning shouldn't be a factor - TB - 12/14/2008 8:08:07 PM
- The sun. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/14/2008 11:55:29 AM
  - "...but clouds got in the way" - S - 12/17/2008 10:26:04 PM
- mmmm. Shouldn't this be on Space Science board? - Eri - 12/14/2008 7:07:12 AM
  - It's a prelude to another anti-AGW bleat. (n/t) - ER - 12/14/2008 1:13:34 PM
  - Oh and btw, it's an interesting discussion. (n/t) - Eri - 12/14/2008 7:07:41 AM
- The problem is that the ocean is entirely under water. - ER - 12/14/2008 2:16:58 AM
  - It was kind of a trick question - TB - 12/14/2008 4:12:07 PM
    - What would Sir Thomas Crapper do? - ER - 12/14/2008 5:19:06 PM
- re: Atmosphere or Oceans? - gbaikie - 12/14/2008 12:41:59 AM

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