Global Average Temperature

[RickG]

http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/features/201501_gistemp/

As NASA states in the article: "One of the hallmarks of good science is that observations should be independently confirmed by separate research groups using separate methods when possible. And in the case of global temperatures, that’s exactly what is happening."

 

[RickG]

Question: Which type of data do you think is the most accurate and reliable in assessing global temperatures; satellites, or surface stations? Also, why?

 

[Subduction Zone]

Question: Which type of data do you think is the most accurate and reliable in assessing global temperatures; satellites, or surface stations? Also, why?

Whichever one shows the least warming Because I really want this to be a myth

Actually before I started to study this my first reaction was that it was a fraud. Sadly the more I looked at the problem it became more obvious that I was wrong. I have seen a couple of rather well respected scientists that have done the same thing. Early on non-climate scientists such as physicists and some geologists thought that the problem was overblown. The ones that studied the problems changed their minds.

 

[SnowyMacie]

Whichever one shows the least warming Because I really want this to be a myth

Actually before I started to study this my first reaction was that it was a fraud. Sadly the more I looked at the problem it became more obvious that I was wrong. I have seen a couple of rather well respected scientists that have done the same thing. Early on non-climate scientists such as physicists and some geologists thought that the problem was overblown. The ones that studied the problems changed their minds.

The same here. I didn't see the big deal until I did the research.