{"id":610,"date":"2006-08-26T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2006-08-27T01:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2006\/08\/26\/correlating-sunspots-to-global-climate\/"},"modified":"2009-12-13T17:50:56","modified_gmt":"2009-12-14T01:50:56","slug":"correlating-sunspots-to-global-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2006\/08\/26\/correlating-sunspots-to-global-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Correlating Sunspots to Global Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Unfamiliar with Solar phenomena?<\/b> Read what the Sun is and how it does what it does: <\/p>\n<h3>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/?p=369\">Why Solar fusion activity is the primary&nbsp;<br \/>mechanism for climate change on Earth<\/a> &#8212; <em>not people!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This is a study in two observations made over the last 400 years: <em>observed annual sunspot numbers<\/em> and <em>derived global temperatures<\/em>. The sunspot numbers were recorded by various solar observers since <strong>Galileo<\/strong>&#8216;s time. Temperatures have been derived from scientific evidence such as ice and earth cores, and several other valid methods. These were collected by various climate studies and were compiled by <strong>NASA <\/strong>scientists to produce an animation of Earth&#8217;s climate changes over 399 years between 1599 and 1998. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Climate Change<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>First look at the NASA video that chronicles global temperature since 1599 AD:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<script src=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/video\/globaltemp.php\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Red indicates warmer surface temperature while blue indicates cooler. The little year clock, although difficult to read, ticks off the years in rapid succession from 1599 through 1998. <\/p>\n<p>You should notice two things as you watch the animation:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"highlight\">\n<li>The Earth has generally been getting warmer<\/li>\n<li>Extended periods of cooler temperatures have occurred<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>Annual Sunspot Count<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next, look at this graphic depicting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceweathercenter.org\/living_with_a_star\/05\/05_04.html\">solar cycles<\/a> and the number of sunspots counted each year:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-images\/0608\/spots.jpg\" class=\"centered\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You should notice two things as you observe this graphic:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"highlight\">\n<li>The sunspot count per year has been getting generally larger<\/li>\n<li>Extended periods of low sunspot numbers have occurred<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>Correlating The Two Phenomena Together<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>And finally, look at this two-minute presentation that ties both observations together:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<script src=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/video\/warmer.php\"><\/script><br \/><strong>&copy;2006 Cap&#8217;n Bob<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>A few additional conclusions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol class=\"highlight\">\n<li>The media will print or broadcast sensationalized headlines to sell copy regardless of scientific value<\/li>\n<li>The media will print or broadcast manipulated science with half-truths and invalid conclusions to damage politicians with whom they do not agree<\/li>\n<li>Politicians seize on these unverified claims in order to blame their opponents<\/li>\n<li>Uneducated\/uninformed people are as gullible as ever<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>References<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Western hemisphere climate animation courtesy NASA &#8212; adapted from <a href=\"http:\/\/veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov\/11899\/a002322.mpg\">NASA Visible Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sunspot number graphic courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pages.unibe.ch\/\">PAGES<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Animated presentation &#8220;Correlation Between Solar Activity and Global Temperature&#8221; created by <a href=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/?page_id=8\">Cap&#8217;n Bob<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/?p=369\">Ultimate Global Warming &#8211; SPF 2 Million Won&#8217;t Be Enough<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"color: red\">Update<\/strong>: Read about how cosmic rays interact with solar flux to alter Earth&#8217;s climate in a <a href=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2007\/02\/22\/cosmic-rays-solar-flux-and-global-warming\/\">subsequent article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfamiliar with Solar phenomena? 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