Sun's activity controls Greenland temperature

[Von Bismarck]

"WASHINGTON, D.C. – The sun's activity could be affecting a key ocean circulation mechanism that plays an important role in regulating Greenland's climate, according to a new study. The phenomenon could be partially responsible for cool temperatures the island experienced in the late 20th century and potentially lead to increased melting of the Greenland ice sheet in the coming decades, the new research suggests."

http://news.agu.org/...d-temperatures/

Link to the paper:

http://onlinelibrary...1855.5282060185

This looks very interesting.

Edited July 21, 2015 by BFB

[questionmark]

Well, duh! Without the sun this planet would be pretty frozen.

Now let me guess: This breathtaking study was all or in part financed by a big company whose name starts with an E?

[Guest Br Cornelius]

Willie Soon showed that there was a reasonably strong correlation between certain very localized Arctic climate patterns and solar activity. The mistake he made was to then imply that this pattern was applicable to global climate without producing any supporting evidence. So strong regional correlations between climate and solar activity are not new news.

However, what has to be pointed out, is that these regional climate correlations do not extend to explaining the steady rise in Global temperatures which are caused by Greenhouse Gases.In this area there is no strong correlating relationship at all.

Br Cornelius

[robinrenee]

"WASHINGTON, D.C. – The sun's activity could be affecting a key ocean circulation mechanism that plays an important role in regulating Greenland's climate, according to a new study. The phenomenon could be partially responsible for cool temperatures the island experienced in the late 20th century and potentially lead to increased melting of the Greenland ice sheet in the coming decades, the new research suggests."

http://news.agu.org/...d-temperatures/

Link to the paper:

http://onlinelibrary...1855.5282060185

This looks very interesting.

Yes, it does. Seems that a lot of articles lately point to solar activity's role in climate change.

"... research suggests solar activity is the main driver behind the changes to the ocean circulation patterns." That's from the 1st link you posted.

[questionmark]

in related news:

The Daily Mail and Telegraph get it wrong on Arctic sea ice, again

Coverage of a recent paper on Arctic sea ice and climate change suggests conservative media can’t seem to grasp the concept of long-term trends

Cherry-picking is one of the five telltale techniques of climate change denial. By focusing on short-term blips in noisy data, those who want to maintain the status quo can distract from the long-term threats posed by climate change. Climate contrarians most frequently deploy this strategy using global temperature and Arctic sea ice data.

A recent study in Nature Geoscience concluded that, not surprisingly, there is a strong relationship between the summer temperatures in the Arctic (specifically the number of “melting degree days”), and the amount of sea ice that melts in a given year. 2013 happened to be a relatively cool year in the Arctic – the coolest since 2004. As a result, there was relatively little ice melt in 2013. The annual minimum Arctic sea ice extent and volume were their largest since at least 2009, or perhaps as far back as 2005, according to the data used in this new study.

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as expected... next....

[Zalmoxis]

Interesting article.