Global Temperature Data Sets Show Similar Trends

Because of numerous recent derogatory comments about climate scientists who work with global data sets, Dr. Peter Stott from the United Kingdom Meteorological Office has, just this week, offered an explanation of the three primary and independent global temperature data sets that are used by scientists to discern trends. It is interesting to note that trend analysis of the three data sets produces similar results........RECENT WARMING...especially since 1970.

Reading Dr. Stott's explanation might provide some perspective on why most climate scientists are convinced that temperatures on a global basis are indeed rising. Each location with a temperature record is given equal weight.

Greater weight is not given

to population centers or other specific geographic regions. In addition the measurements from ocean platforms (buoys) are also considered in the analysis.

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