07-31-2015, 05:31 PM
"Reliable and detailed weather records really only go back to the satellite era- since 1979-35 years is a very short time band to place much emphasis on. In other words what we think is normal or average is constantly changing because our records are so short in time."
Thank you, Ino, you can never post more information than I need to know! I certainly understand your point, it's something common in many science areas. Technology improves, we become better at detecting stuff and can make modern observations sometimes very difficult to compare to older measurements, and it's something you always have to be aware of when trying to understand things in the long-term.
Thank you, Ino, you can never post more information than I need to know! I certainly understand your point, it's something common in many science areas. Technology improves, we become better at detecting stuff and can make modern observations sometimes very difficult to compare to older measurements, and it's something you always have to be aware of when trying to understand things in the long-term.