Stitch
12th December 2007, 03:55 AM
Yes I know we are somewhat flooded with climate change threads which seem to descend in to flurry of link and counter link posting, however, I have a couple of specific questions if anybody can help.
Working on the basis that we are in an intergalcial period, and so we would expect a general trend in increased temperatures from that point until the turning point of us heading in to the next ice age. I appreciate it's not a nice smooth curve and there will be blips here and there, so;
1) If there was no warming attributable to humans, at what temperature and when would the warming from the last ice age top out?
2) How does that compare to projections for AGW?
3) What's a resonable timeframe to draw any conclusions on change in temperature? I see various mention of a different periods (5, 10 100 years) over the last couple of millenia that are cherished by one group or another as proof that AGW is a reality, or not. Is 5, 10 or 100 years long enough to draw any conclusions?
Working on the basis that we are in an intergalcial period, and so we would expect a general trend in increased temperatures from that point until the turning point of us heading in to the next ice age. I appreciate it's not a nice smooth curve and there will be blips here and there, so;
1) If there was no warming attributable to humans, at what temperature and when would the warming from the last ice age top out?
2) How does that compare to projections for AGW?
3) What's a resonable timeframe to draw any conclusions on change in temperature? I see various mention of a different periods (5, 10 100 years) over the last couple of millenia that are cherished by one group or another as proof that AGW is a reality, or not. Is 5, 10 or 100 years long enough to draw any conclusions?