tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post3942224009958791641..comments2024-03-11T04:54:26.827-07:00Comments on THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: New paper finds sunshine has controlled maximum temperatures and temperature ranges in China since 1962Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-4373948641066711092014-11-01T08:02:55.263-07:002014-11-01T08:02:55.263-07:00Yes you are correct, sunshine hours are hours of s...Yes you are correct, sunshine hours are hours of sunshine above some arbitrary brightness threshold. I suspect that their cloud database thresholds differ from the sunshine hours threshold to account for lack of correlation, but that is just my speculation.MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714540297202434542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-88625582493419087952014-11-01T07:48:36.559-07:002014-11-01T07:48:36.559-07:00Can the decrease in cloud cover be reconciled with...Can the decrease in cloud cover be reconciled with the decrease in sunshine duration?<br /><br />Would you not expect a decrease in cloud cover to be accompanied by an INCREASE in sunshine duration? Unless, of course, the decrease in sunshine is due atmospheric pollution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-29512190635070479422014-10-30T16:17:33.679-07:002014-10-30T16:17:33.679-07:00Thanks very much for your kind words and insightfu...Thanks very much for your kind words and insightful comments!MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714540297202434542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-52952803930303172592014-10-29T23:15:43.263-07:002014-10-29T23:15:43.263-07:00You just keep coming up with interesting papers, w...You just keep coming up with interesting papers, which is why I read this blog every day.Frank Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403044995764984391noreply@blogger.com