Which is the relevant one for most purposes

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Which is the relevant one for most purposes

Adam — 1/20/2009 1:38:13 AM (archived)

The actual Solar Constant of relevance to meteorology is the averaged one quoted by encyclopedias. Its instantaneous value really doesn't matter very much because even if Earth had zero eccentricity it would still have seasons due to the axial tilt.

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A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/6/2009 7:41:31 PM
- re: A warmer Finland - pwokenyaw - 1/6/2009 8:31:23 PM
  - re: A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/7/2009 12:01:31 AM
    - Obviously... - Nick Hoffman - 1/7/2009 2:10:23 AM
      - Can't stop that CO2 - Nick Hoffman - 1/8/2009 10:31:37 PM
      - The Larsen Ice Shelf - TB - 1/7/2009 6:19:39 AM
        
        "Glasser acknowledges that global warming had a major part to play in the collapse," (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 1/7/2009 7:53:04 PM
        
        Media Hype on ´Melting´ Antarctic Ignores Record Ice Growth - S - 1/7/2009 10:09:21 PM
        
        good job linking to a March report instead of current ones - pwokenyaw - 1/7/2009 10:58:14 PM
        
        It isn't just about sea ice. It's the total mass balance of Antarctica - TB - 1/8/2009 6:25:06 AM
        
        and the models say increased snowfall in the Antarctic, so no contradiction - pwokenyaw - 1/8/2009 11:58:22 PM
        
        Okay, then Greenland. - TB - 1/9/2009 2:26:59 AM
        
        It's the IPCC that counts - pwokenyaw - 1/10/2009 7:20:33 AM
        
        I guess that settles it then. - TB - 1/10/2009 6:44:04 PM
        
        never happened - pwokenyaw - 1/11/2009 7:56:45 AM
        
        re: never happened - TB - 1/11/2009 8:06:48 PM
        
        speaking of livelihoods, my bet offer is open - pwokenyaw - 1/13/2009 9:47:05 PM
        
        Based on what results? - TB - 1/14/2009 6:14:09 PM
        
        It would look a little like this, perhaps... - Nick Hoffman - 1/14/2009 10:02:14 PM
        
        or, for the REAL long-term view... - Nick Hoffman - 1/14/2009 10:08:20 PM
        
        That chart doesn't make sense. - Lee - 1/14/2009 11:58:00 PM
        
        What saved the Earth? - Nick Hoffman - 1/15/2009 4:36:29 AM
        
        re: What saved the Earth? - gbaikie - 1/15/2009 8:02:53 AM
        
        5% less insolation is still a big deal - Adam - 1/17/2009 9:44:33 PM
        
        re: 5% less insolation is still a big deal - gbaikie - 1/18/2009 12:41:32 AM
        
        Sun's core is where the action is - Adam - 1/18/2009 11:22:45 AM
        
        re: Sun's core is where the action is - gbaikie - 1/19/2009 12:17:08 AM
        
        re: Though I suppose that is what you meant. - Nick Hoffman - 1/19/2009 12:50:57 AM
        
        re: Though I suppose that is what you meant. - gbaikie - 1/19/2009 5:49:41 AM
        
        There are TWO meanings - nick hoffman - 1/19/2009 10:40:04 AM
        
        Which is the relevant one for most purposes - Adam - 1/20/2009 1:38:13 AM
        
        re: Based on what results? - pwokenyaw - 1/14/2009 9:32:19 PM
        
        re: Based on what results? - gbaikie - 1/15/2009 1:30:39 AM
        
        you're years behind the news - pwokenyaw - 1/15/2009 7:16:43 PM
        
        re: you're years behind the news - gbaikie - 1/15/2009 10:15:53 PM
        
        layers of wrong, dated from years ago - pwokenyaw - 1/16/2009 2:12:42 AM
        
        re: layers of wrong, dated from years ago - gbaikie - 1/16/2009 3:02:56 AM
        
        re: layers of wrong, dated from years ago - pwokenyaw - 1/16/2009 3:37:25 AM
        
        re: layers of wrong, dated from years ago - gbaikie - 1/16/2009 5:50:10 AM
        
        still more Zombie Lies - pwokenyaw - 1/17/2009 4:31:55 PM
        
        re: still more Zombie Lies - gbaikie - 1/18/2009 4:13:49 AM
        
        re: speaking of livelihoods, my bet offer is open - gbaikie - 1/13/2009 11:58:37 PM
        
        re: speaking of livelihoods, my bet offer is open - pwokenyaw - 1/14/2009 9:27:40 PM
        
        There is a reason it was originally named GREENLAND and not ICELAND. (n/t) - lance - 1/11/2009 3:12:45 PM
        
        yup - marketing. Look it up. (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 1/13/2009 9:45:34 PM
        
        re: Okay, then Greenland. - gbaikie - 1/9/2009 5:02:15 AM
      - re: Obviously... - gbaikie - 1/7/2009 6:02:11 AM
      - re: Obviously... - Bowser - 1/7/2009 4:44:32 AM
        
        re: Obviously... - lance - 1/7/2009 5:20:01 PM
        
        PS Read the cigarette companies strategies for denying cancer. Very similar. - Bowser - 1/7/2009 6:54:43 PM
        
        It's a weak argument - S - 1/7/2009 9:36:35 PM
        
        "They" means "all of 'em". - Bowser - 1/7/2009 6:44:53 PM
        
        Parallels True and False - S - 1/7/2009 9:48:27 PM
        
        re: Parallels True and False - lance - 1/11/2009 12:39:14 AM
        
        More of the same - S - 1/12/2009 8:21:16 PM
        
        re: More of the same - lance - 1/13/2009 6:16:53 AM
    - re: A warmer Finland - pwokenyaw - 1/7/2009 12:35:00 AM
      - re: A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/7/2009 1:56:32 AM
        
        re: A warmer Finland - pwokenyaw - 1/7/2009 7:55:34 PM
        
        re: A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/8/2009 7:17:05 PM
        
        re: A warmer Finland - pwokenyaw - 1/9/2009 12:06:15 AM
        
        re: A warmer Finland - gbaikie - 1/9/2009 1:55:30 AM

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