[geo] Attribution of Arctic sea ice decline from 1953 to 2012 to influences from natural, greenhouse-gas and anthropogenic aerosol forcing

Poster's note: relevant, as a case exists to replace the 1/4 warming offset, currently obtained from aerosols, should the atmosphere get cleaned up. https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0552.1 Menu Share

[geo] 'Truly scary': researcher wants to brighten clouds to rescue the Great Barrier Reef

Poster's note: I don't normally do MSM pieces, but this is an interesting personal profile, of someone who may be a pivotal figure. https://amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/truly-scary-researcher-wants-to-brighten-clouds-to-rescue-the-great-barrier-reef-20180715-p4zrm1.html - POLITICS

Re: [geo] Attribution of Arctic sea ice decline from 1953 to 2012 to influences from natural, greenhouse-gas and anthropogenic aerosol forcing

Andrew and list: Thanks for the lead. Believing that arctic ice loss is our best global indicator of how fast we are heading to ever more serious climate problems, I've tried to follow Arctic melting for the last 10-12 years (I just learned that 2018 is lagging other years ov

[geo] paywalls

Dear Ron, Don't take this personally, but your email was a tipping point for me, and I have to respond.  Why are there so many complaints about "paywalls?"  Who do you expect to pay for the publication of scientific papers?  The American Meteorological Society, American Geophysical Union, and

Re: [geo] paywalls

Alan: I agree with all you wrote - but I think it great also that we have more papers all the time that are NOT behind a paywall. I am not taking this personally - and am glad you responded below. I have been a AAAS member for possibly 40 years and I get great value from that

Re: [geo] paywalls

I'd just add on behalf of openness that much of the research is already being paid for by the taxpayer and that those in the public, especially on issues that are of significant public concern and interest, argue that they should have free access to the results and not have to pay further. Give

Re: [geo] paywalls

How about a single-payer system? The Library of Congress subscribes to all of the journals and makes them freely available online to all tax-paying citizens. Your password is issued to you when your federal income taxes are filed! Just like single-payer healthcare, this would enable the governme

Re: [geo] paywalls

One of the most troubling effects of paywalls, particularly in a controversial discipline like CE, is that journalists often end up relying on garbled and incomplete press releases. This 'Chinese whispers" approach, with at least two intermediaries between scientists and the public, does a grave di

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Dear All, Yes, I support open access for all research already paid for by public funds.  Many journals make papers free after a year or two, but many still require a subscription.  I know AMS and AGU are trying to decide how to maintain their business model if open access is required.  They s