The annual cycle in CO2 is due to springtime uptake of carbon by plants and autumn release of CO2 as leaves fall and photosynthesis shuts down. The paleoclimatic delay between temperature and CO2 concentrations is characteristic of a positive feedback in the system.
> And global warming is linked to an incidence of skin cancer... how? > I think you're referring to the ozone hole. > That was the LAST Impending Global Catastrophe. Keep up with the times.
One of the robust predictions of climate models is that the stratosphere will cool, making the prevelance of PSCs (polar stratospheric clouds) more likely. Ozone-destroying chemistry is accelerated by having ice crystal surfaces available. Thus it is not true that there's no relationship between global warming and the ozone hole.
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The annual cycle in CO2 is due to springtime uptake of carbon by plants and autumn release of CO2 as leaves fall and photosynthesis shuts down. The paleoclimatic delay between temperature and CO2 concentrations is characteristic of a positive feedback in the system.
> And global warming is linked to an incidence of skin cancer... how?
> I think you're referring to the ozone hole.
> That was the LAST Impending Global Catastrophe. Keep up with the times.
One of the robust predictions of climate models is that the stratosphere will cool, making the prevelance of PSCs (polar stratospheric clouds) more likely. Ozone-destroying chemistry is accelerated by having ice crystal surfaces available. Thus it is not true that there's no relationship between global warming and the ozone hole.
Typical misconception on your part.
xpilot is an oldie but a goodie. Excellent action, and certainly not too hard on those creaky 1.7 GHz machines of yours.