SLC Fingerprints R Us
Fig. 1 Juneau, AKI am moving along with the sea level change (SLC) "fingerprinting" algorithms in the Dredd Blog software model.Specifically, it may be the first model to fingerprint individual PSMSL...
View ArticleCalling All Cars: The Case of the "Missing Six" - 4
Fig. 1A pattern of evidenceI think that the case of the missing six is now moot.So, you and I can stop searching for the holy grail now.That is because there is a more robust way to discern the...
View ArticleArctic Report Card From NOAA
Sea level acceleration is in the works folks, because these developments will speed up the Greenland theatre: What's new in 2015?"Maximum sea ice extent on 25 February was 15 days earlier than average...
View ArticleSLC Fingerprints R Us - 2
Fig. 1 Easier to see SLC fingerprints nowA comment sparked a walk to contemplate a problem, then something dawned on me, so we have some improvement to consider.In the process of graphing sea level...
View ArticleWeekend Rebel Science Excursion - 54
Fig. 1 Stockholm nowToday, I want to question whether or not we have an accurate picture of the sensitivity of the polar ice sheets, ice caps, and glaciers to global warming.I mean global warming...
View ArticleQuestionable "Scientific" Papers - 3
St. Vincent: "People turn the TV on,it looks just like a window"I. BackgroundAll scientific papers by nature are questionable (Questionable "Scientific" Papers, 2).It is the essence of scientific...
View ArticleOn The Origin of the Sea-level Seesaw
Fig. 1Sinbad the Sailor graspedby the Old Man of the SeaI. Work @ HomeWhen scientists do not do their "homework," a long-lasting form of secular mythology can ensue.The same applies to science writers...
View ArticleOn The Origin of the Sea-level Seesaw - 2
Fig. 1 Seesaw / Sawtooth pattern of SLCI have been doing some research concerning the "seesaw" or "sawtooth" pattern effect that tide gauge stations around the world tend to show us (Fig. 1, Fig. 2,...
View ArticleThe Damaged Global Climate System - 4
No, it is a ...Why is it that what are essentially the same phenomena are named using utterly unrelated words?Why is "El Niño" used at one location, while "The Blob" is used at another location not...
View ArticleWatch The Ice Shelves - 2
Fig. 1Ongoing Ice Shelf Melt (click to enlarge)The warm atmosphere in many places this season is ~7% of the whole story (Warmest Xmas Eve Ever, On a Tropical Christmas in New York, Traditions Melt...
View ArticleNew Type of SLC Detection Model - 13
Fig. 1 Mean Avg. SLC of 34 PSMSL StationsA while back I did a post concerning the sea level change (SLC) at various tide gauge stations along the East Coast of the United States.Those stations are...
View ArticleOn The Origin of Tornadoes - 7
Fig. 1 Tornado trend was upSomewhere in the previous posts of this series I indicated that it was likely IMO that the number of tornadoes would go down as the Polar Vortex disintegrated (On The Origin...
View ArticleNew Type of SLC Detection Model - 14
Fig. 1 SLF Group Mean SLCRegular readers know that I rant from time to time about the misuse of "global mean average sea level."I do so because it covers up some important information about the...
View ArticleThe Damaged Global Climate System - 5
The bookThe global question is: "what is the difference between climate and weather?"The answer is: "global climate" is a global climate system, and weather is a local production of that global climate...
View ArticleThe Extinction of Robust Sea Ports - 2
Fig. 1Largest Cargo ShipI. BackgroundWhen I write about endangered infrastructure going extinct it rankles those who like to hear about endangered species (The Extinction of Robust Sea Ports).It does...
View ArticleZone In On Sea Level Change
Fig. 1 Global ZonesSometimes I get the feeling that readers do not appreciate the power of small computers.This in turn causes me to think that some may doubt the veracity of the PSMSL database usage...
View ArticleLate Early Warning System For Sea Ports
Fig. 1 Global zonesIn yesterday's post I wrote, "I did this in conjunction with a larger-in-scope module I am working on" (Zone In On Sea Level Change), without giving any clues as to what I was...
View ArticleProximetry
"We build our ports at sea level, no matter where that is"Yes, Proximetry rather than proximitry.Not much proximity involved either.The most dangerous threat posed to (what we call) civilization by...
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