Tag Archives: radiation

Temperature not a backradiation function

Posted on 30 August 2015 by E.M.Smith

Can looking at some temperature graphs from actual thermomenters tell us anything of interest about what makes the monthly average change? Can it point to, or away from, “backradiation”? Continue reading →

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CO2 does not Black Body Radiation make

Posted on 26 May 2014 by E.M.Smith

CO2 does not do “black body” radiation and the general assumption that it does radiate IR in that way is simply wrong. It would rather heat up than radiate, so drives convection rather than “back radiation”. So much for “settled science”. Continue reading →

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Tropopause Rules

Posted on 12 December 2012 by E.M.Smith

Why the Tropopause matters and what it has to say about CO2 and heat radiation. Continue reading →

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Where the Uranium Is

Posted on 8 April 2011 by E.M.Smith

Some maps of natural exposure to radiation in the USA Continue reading →

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