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This paper is lengthy (at 57 pages), and lavishly endnoted (with 177 references in the bibliography). In this paper, Jaworowski, Segalstad and Ono present a listing of supposed problems with ice-core gas measurements. Here’s the title and abstract: This paper fails to present any coherent explanation of why ice core measurements in general should be… Continue reading Jaworowski et al.‘s 1992 article in The Science of the Total Environment

This figure in Jaworowski’s statement is reprinted from his article in The Science of the Total Environment 1992, and his related argument seems as odd as it did then. About the figure he says: In Figure 2 encircled values show a biased selection of data used to demonstrate that in 19th century atmosphere the CO2… Continue reading Fonselius and the history of CO₂ measurement

Throughout Jaworowski’s statement, his primary rhetorical tactic is to cite a good paper, by reputable researchers[1], in a way that does nothing but obscure the issue. One key element of this smokescreen is his assertion that “[I]ce cores do not fulfill the essential closed system criteria. One of these is a lack of liquid water… Continue reading Mulvaney et al. on H₂SO₄ inclusions

It is my hope that this blog will serve to add some value to a number of ongoing debates of great interest to the public (meaning “stuff I care about.”). In the process, I will often have occasion to quote a paper, article, web posting, subway ballad or graffito. When I need to do that,… Continue reading A note on Fair Use

The hearing schedule for the Committee does not list a hearing for March 19, 2004, but it does list climate-related hearings on Jan. 8, 2003, on Nov. 16, 2004, on Sept. 15, 2004, on May 6, 2004, and on Mar. 6 3, 2004.[1] In these hearings, no mention of Jaworowski is to be found. The… Continue reading “written for the Hearing before the US Senate …”

Jaworowski’s article in ESPR is so hard to locate, it wouldn’t be too unreasonable to suspect that the journal is not eager now for people to take much notice of it. But it did get noticed by one giant in climate science — Hans Oeschger. Prof. Oeschger was the founder of the Division of Climate… Continue reading Hans Oeschger’s letter to ESPR

This blog has been in operation since February, 2005 — but there have been no posts. So what gives? Since I had not announced its existence, I figured this blog was still unknown, and that I had time to learn about WordPress and try to write some reasonably decent posts before exposing myself to public… Continue reading What’s taking so long?

These are posts referred to in some way from elsewhere in the blog. I put them here to reduce clutter. Since each post in this category is (at least in principle) linked to by some other post, I have set this category so it does not display on the front page. This post is the… Continue reading What are the posts in the “References” category?