tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post2941861588880679208..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: The Decline And Fall Of Surface Stationsbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-83126072799527606212008-09-07T18:04:00.000-04:002008-09-07T18:04:00.000-04:00I've been wandering what's happening at Surface St...I've been wandering what's happening at Surface Stations too.<BR/><BR/>Some points:<BR/><BR/>1) A tremendous number of surface sites are poorly located and poorly maintained.<BR/><BR/>2) John V. did do an excellent analysis of some surface sites, and then disappeared from the debate.<BR/><BR/>3) The US is shifting over to the Climate Reference Network, which itself places huge importance on siting and freedom from contamination. It, more them anything, will help resolve the debate over the accuracy of the USHCN.<BR/><BR/>Attacks on Watt's project do not negate the fact that decades long sloppy gathering of temperature data is not conducive to confidence in that data. <BR/><BR/>Like the Hockey Stick, we may still find that much of our trust in the historical surface site record is not warranted.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640844117742326726noreply@blogger.com