Climate Change Questions

Many Unanswered

Yes, the history of this planet shows constant climate changes, some very quickly and cataclysmic for previously existing lifeforms.

I believe our sun will grow hotter and hotter on its way to eventual super nova, but I cannot find how quickly it's getting hotter.

I am quite troubled by the data I can access regarding Global Average Temperatures.  I would like to find annual average air temperatures; highs, lows and means, collected at various altitudes from reference points representing the geographical distributions of water and land, using reliable calibrated instruments and standard procedures; collected reliably over at least 100 years.  All I seem to find is manipulated data, no raw data, no collection points, no representation rational.

I wonder why we don’t use all meaningful data points; we have the computational capacity to average all?  

The data might not illustrate their points as compellingly as their beliefs .

Question 1.  When and where were the first reliable worldwide near ground or near sea surface air temperature readings collected with correct procedure, instrumentation and documentation?

Question 2.  When were the first International Standards for calibration and measurement of near surface air temperatures created and agreed to?

Question 3.  How many sample points are routinely collected now; how many were also sampled routinely in 1900, 1800, 1700 or earlier?

Question 4.  How are globally representative sample locations chosen?  (geography, population demographics, random lat/long, 70% over water 30% over land, and how is bias avoided)

I’ve read many studies and summary reports of studies since 1989.  I reviewed and commented on about 140 of the better reputedly scientific Global Warming and Climate Change studies for my employers over more than 30 years, retired since 2008.  Most did not exhibit much conventional scientific method, many did not use raw unmanipulated data or rationale for chosen/excluded/averaged data extrapolations.  Less than 40 studies adhered to conventional scientific method, explained rational data point choices and methods, or drew conclusions supported by the data presented.  Many had clearly manipulated data to support their desired conclusions.

Solar Radiance Output:

Question 5.  What method is used to determine energy output changes from the Sun adjusted for the Solar Activity Cycles?

Question 6.  For how many years do we have reliable measurements of various solar radiation components reaching earth?

Question 7.  At what rate have they increased or decreased?

It matters because our sun is the primary source of atmospheric heat on earth.  

Geothermal Input

I believe the next most important source of earth's atmospheric warming is geothermal escape from earth’s core and crust; magma, gas, ash and lava, venting and eruptions.

Question 8.  What percentage of global atmospheric temperature comes from geothermal contributions?

Question 9.  Has its influence lessened, increased or stayed the same for the past 100, 1,000 or 10,000 years?

Question 10.  By what measurement methods was that determined?

Question 11.  Has core magma average temperature changed measurably the past 100, 1,000 or 10,000 years?

Question 12.  Determined by what method?

Question 13.  Excluding human activities (life, industry, food production, wastes, etc.) what are the other life forms and their atmospheric temperature contributions?

And finally, human life contributions which I believe have been severely exaggerated in relative importance when compared to natural astrophysical (sun), geophysical (earth), and atmospheric (air/water vapor) physics and chemistry processes, known and unknown.

Question 14.  What percentage of near surface atmospheric heat can be attributed to human life and all of its associated needs?

I believe the sun has grown hotter and will continue, as predicted, to slowly grow hotter for billions of years until supernova.   I think magma and volcanic activity will rise and recede following peak solar cycle outputs; slowly increasing with solar output.  I think human and all other life form's contributions will remain stable, insignificant, independent of the earth’s carrying capacity, and not positively impacted by any human efforts at unnatural atmospheric or climatic interference.

Don’t pick fights using artificial methods with natural processes you don’t understand well!