Environment

Arctic Ice 2010 #2- What People Are Saying

Arctic Ice 2010 #2- What People Are Saying Arctic Ice 2010- a short series of articles. The first part- Arctic Ice 2010 #1- The Nature Of Sea Ice was an introduction to the behaviour of Arctic sea ice. This second part will discuss current media and blog ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jun 2 2010 - 4:45pm

Arctic Ice 2010 #3- The State Of The Ice

Arctic Ice 2010 #3- The State Of The Ice Arctic Ice 2010- a short series of articles. The first part- Arctic Ice 2010 #1- The Nature Of Sea Ice was an introduction to the behaviour of Arctic sea ice. The second part Arctic Ice 2010 #2- What People Are Say ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 13 2010 - 1:28pm

Understanding Climate: #5- Variations In Sunshine

Understanding Climate: #5- Variations In Sunshine Insolation variation ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 11 2010 - 7:26am

Understanding Climate: #6- Hypsography

Understanding Climate: #6- Hypsography I am trying to explain in this series the most important aspects of the sciences most relevant to climate as a cross-disciplinary study.  My intention is to help my readers to build up a sort of 'mental model� ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 14 2010 - 6:33am

CO2 As A Greenhouse Gas

CO2 As A Greenhouse Gas A greenhouse keeps an air volume warm mainly by enclosing it as fixed volume of air.  From that perspective, the term 'greenhouse gas' is a somewhat unfortunate choice of term.  But we seem to be stuck with it. Obsolete b ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 14 2010 - 4:55pm

Arctic Tipping Points- #1: Background And Recent History

Arctic Tipping Points- #1: Background And Recent History It is Spring, and with each passing day a greater area of Arctic sea ice has 24 hours of- albeit weak- sunshine every day. It is not surprising to see ice melting in these Lands Of The Midnight Sun. ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 17 2010 - 4:32pm

Well Done, My Old China

Well Done, My Old China In London, U.K. 'my old china' is a friendly term for 'friend'.  It originated in the rhyming slang expression: 'china plate', rhyming with 'mate'. Edit: a reader has spotted an error.  The r ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 17 2010 - 5:20am

Arctic Tipping Points- #2: Some Feedback Mechanisms

Arctic Tipping Points- #2: Some Feedback Mechanisms In part #1: Background And Recent History I wrote: The global warming trend observed in direct measurements and a very wide range of proxy data since about 1860 has led many climate researchers to discus ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 23 2010 - 10:09pm

Update

Well, so much to add. CERP is going on the web. Soon you will be able to see what it is without having to wade through a few hundred pages:) When it comes online I will post a link, probably will be hosted on their website but maybe we can get a version on ...

Blog Post - Demeter Design - Dec 4 2010 - 7:40pm

Arctic Tipping Points- #3: More About Feedback

Arctic Tipping Points- #3: More About Feedback This series is a follow-on to my 3-part series Arctic Ice 2010.  It begins with part #1: Background And Recent History.  In Arctic Tipping Points- #2: Some Feedback Mechanisms I wrote: ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 23 2010 - 10:11pm