Sun-Cloud-Ocean Update

Watts Up With That?

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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