Interesting article, ECSNorway.
However, I don't think I buy the concept that an overall temperature couldn't be calculated for the earth. Certainly the way I remember temperature being defined in physics classes should be theoretically calculable for any defined region.
Of course, whether our abilities are adequate to the task is a different issue. And in this case, the actual number isn't as important as trends in the number. But if the methodology used to determine the number changes, that kind of comparison becomes suspect. The question is, are there enough measuring stations that each one is accurately representing it's area?
Hydrogen powered cars... I've always been under the impression that the biggest problem with them was that pure hydrogen is really dangerous. >.>
-Morgan."I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, time travelers, or espers here, come sleep with me."
---From "The Ecchi of Haruhi Suzumiya"
-----(Not really)
However, I don't think I buy the concept that an overall temperature couldn't be calculated for the earth. Certainly the way I remember temperature being defined in physics classes should be theoretically calculable for any defined region.
Of course, whether our abilities are adequate to the task is a different issue. And in this case, the actual number isn't as important as trends in the number. But if the methodology used to determine the number changes, that kind of comparison becomes suspect. The question is, are there enough measuring stations that each one is accurately representing it's area?
Hydrogen powered cars... I've always been under the impression that the biggest problem with them was that pure hydrogen is really dangerous. >.>
-Morgan."I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, time travelers, or espers here, come sleep with me."
---From "The Ecchi of Haruhi Suzumiya"
-----(Not really)