Author Archives: Andy May

Earth Energy Imbalance: The Sun versus CO2

Do solar and greenhouse gas radiation affect ocean heat content in the same way?

TOA EEI versus Surface Net Flux

The Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI) is calibrated or “tuned” to match changes in ocean heat content. The satellite top-of-the-atmosphere radiation measurements are not accurate enough to measure the value without tuning. But we only have 20 years of good data. Given the Atlantic Multidecadal Ocean or AMO oscillation is 60-70 years long, is 20 years enough?

Stefani on the Sun vs. CO2 as climate drivers

The solar aa index predicts global sea surface temperatures to 2000 better than CO2, and as well as CO2 combined with the aa index. After 2000 CO2 is needed in the regression.

Is the Ocean Surface a boundary condition?

The ocean skin layer is not a boundary condition or infinitesimally small surface and should not be treated as such.

Efficacy of downwelling IR

Is 90% of increasing ocean heat content due to man-made greenhouse gases as claimed by the consensus and the IPCC?

The Neoglacial Period

Solar variability did contribute to climate change over the past 1,000 years.