Guest essay by Mike Jonas
“so much to say…so little time.” – Roy Spencer
I have at last found the time for the next step in my Sun-Cloud-Ocean calculations. But first, I would like to thank everyone who commented on my previous article. Some are addressed directly below, and all comments (well, most) were useful. You found, or helped me to find, a number of important errors and new lines of thought. As I said last time “If I’ve stuffed up, I want to know that right away, so please get a critical comment in asap.“. The same applies this time!
[For those not familiar with some of the abbreviations used, there is a list of abbreviations at the end of this article, along with data and code files].
Table of Contents:
1. Preamble
2. Quick Summary
3. Summary
3.1 Energy balance
3.2 Evaporation
3.3…
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