[ RadSafe ] Keeping an open mind Are we keeping an open mind?

[Emer, Dudley]

Considering that Venus is the second closest planet to the sun at 67
Mega miles compared to earth's 93 Mega miles and the solar irradiance is
twice earth's at 2600 W/cm^2.  I guess one could expect a bit of heating
with any atmosphere that is 90 times as dense as earth's.  But comparing
it to earth's global warming is a bit of a stretch. 

Although I bet if you went for a research grant on that theory the IPPC
money would roll in.

Dudley Emer
Geophysicist
National Security Technologies
Nevada Test Site, Mercury, Nv
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-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Keeping an open mind Are we keeping an open
mind?

True that.  But the average surface temperature is between 450 - 500C,
therefore high CO2 does indeed result in higher temps.  


> Regards
> Brent Rogers
> Sydney Australia
> (currently on vacation in Hot Springs Arkansas, USA)

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On 19/10/2010, at 10:21 AM, "Peter Fear" <FEARP at upstate.edu> wrote:

> But by looking at Wikipedia you should also notice that the atmosphere
of
> Venus is +95% Carbon Dioxide and Earth's is 0.038%. The "large"
percentage
> increase that we have seen is still no where near the amount on Venus.
> 
> Pete
> 
> 
> Peter Fear
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> 
>>>> Brent Rogers <brent.rogers at optusnet.com.au> 10/19/2010 10:41 AM >>>
> I lack the competence to debate climate science (other than to note
that
> they strongly correlate with one's political views) but if you really
find
> it "completely false" that increased levels of CO2 increases
temperature may
> I suggest you redirect your wikipedia to the planet of Venus?
> 
> Regards
> Brent Rogers
> Sydney Australia
> (currently on vacation in Hot Springs Arkansas, USA) 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On 18/10/2010, at 8:46 PM, Emilio Martinez
<emiliommartinez at yahoo.com.ar>
> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Here's an extended version of the graph:
>> 
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