Earth-Sun Relationship & Global Warming Effects

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the relationship between the Earth and the Sun, particularly in the context of global warming and climate change. Participants explore how the Sun's orbital motion may influence both solar phenomena and Earth's atmospheric conditions, as well as the broader implications for climate science.

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  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification
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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests that the Sun's orbital motion affects its behavior and, by extension, influences Earth's atmosphere, potentially impacting weather and climate.
  • Another participant expresses a desire to see accompanying figures from a referenced paper before forming an opinion on the claims made.
  • A question is raised about the concept of atmospheric tides and their relevance to the discussion.
  • One participant posits that the outer planets may also influence Earth's weather patterns, though they express uncertainty about the specifics of these cycles.
  • A link to another paper is shared, questioning the amount of research effort dedicated to solar influences compared to CO2's role in climate change.
  • Another participant notes that the connections between solar variation and climate remain unclear, indicating that they will seek input from a solar scientist.
  • A reference is made to a significant book on the CO2-climate connection, highlighting challenges in explaining historical climate events like the ice age.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on the role of solar influences in climate change, with some emphasizing its importance while others are skeptical. The discussion remains unresolved, with multiple competing perspectives present.

Contextual Notes

Participants acknowledge limitations in understanding the connections between solar activity and climate, as well as the complexities involved in the CO2-climate relationship. There are references to specific papers and figures that are not universally accessible, adding to the uncertainty.

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http://www.wxresearch.org/papers/orbit2004.htm

This orbital motion of the Sun has an effect on the Sun. Keep in mind that the Sun is merely a ball of gas. If this orbital motion has effects on this ball of gas we call the Sun, then one could expect it to have similar effects on spherical shells of gas, such as Earth’s atmosphere. Therefore, the Sun-Earth orbital motion has effects on Earth just as it does on the Sun. The Earth does not react the same from this orbital motion as the Sun does. The Sun reacts with changes in Sunspots and other various phenomena. The Earth on the other hand reacts with changing weather and climate. Simultaneous events between the Earth and the Sun in their orbits are shown in Figure 3.

Have these facts been added to the global warming equation ?
 
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Interesting, Wolram. Most unfortunately I cannot see the figures for some reason. Can you? Before commenting, I'd like to see them.

As for the role of the sun in the climate process. Of course there are two camps once more. The AGW propaganist don't want to hear about it, the skeptics keep telling how important the sun is for climate.
 
As we all know the sun is a ball of gas, the same can be said for our atmosphere
the out outer planets have some power to distort these gas bodies, ergo change weather patterns on earth, i have no idea of the cycle of these events,
i leave it to the pros to say if they have any bearing .
 
http://www.surf2000.de/user/f-heeke/article1.html

Try this Andre, not much better, but how much effort has been spent, not as much as CO2 i guess.
 
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Interesting indeed, Wolram, however links with solar variation and climate are not very clear yet on both papers. I'll send them to a friendly solar scientist.

About the CO2 - climate connection, there is a very large book here:

http://www.aip.org/history/climate/

The problem is that the forensic science went on a dead end explaining the ice age, and getting somewhere on a dead end is doomed to fail.
 

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