tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post3596773817891789604..comments2024-03-11T04:54:26.827-07:00Comments on THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: IPCC chair denies what the IPCC says about extreme weatherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-2231941277978080642014-03-08T21:33:48.429-08:002014-03-08T21:33:48.429-08:00If the troposphere was 10km higher, at the average...If the troposphere was 10km higher, at the average observed lapse rate of 6.5C/km, the surface would be 65C warmerMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714540297202434542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-35108906901501178962014-03-08T21:01:48.214-08:002014-03-08T21:01:48.214-08:00The IPCC authors are wrong because the sensitivity...The IPCC authors are wrong because the sensitivity calculations are wrong because the assumptions are wrong. Planetary surface temperatures are determined primarily by the autonomous thermal gradient which evolves spontaneously at the molecular level in their tropospheres. The gradient (aka lapse rate) does not require any surface warmed by direct solar radiation, or any upward rising advection, or any internal energy generation or energy release through cooling. <br /><br />If the height of Earth's troposphere were, say, 10Km more than it is, then the mean surface temperature would be in the vicinity of 30 to 40 degrees warmer than it is. You will not get that "answer" using GH radiative forcing conjectures. Yet you need look no further than Venus and Uranus to see examples of temperatures at the bases of their tropospheres.Doug Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08564342660783793003noreply@blogger.com