Re: Question re. Global Warming

Sorry Pat, it's not there, but thanks for trying.

I need the actual data points at a fixed location in the central US for
at least 50 and preferably 80 years in order to have any level of
statistical trend significance. I suspect that the National Bureau of
Standards may this data for Denver, but so far I haven't been able to
obtain it. The Naval Observatory may be another source, but their
location so close to the coast tends to invalidate their data for my
analytical purposes. Near coast readings tend to vary with variations
in ocean currents, and that's the problem there. Minnesota would be
ideal, if the data was recorded over the length of time required, and
at the same exact location. I'm trying to be as objective as possible,
which is difficult to do on this subject, largely because physical
science imposes far more rigidity on experimental data than do the
softer scinces.

I'm beginning to believe that a major, long standing atronomical
observatory might be the best bet for this kind of data, because they
have it, but it's difficult to obtain, plus the majority of these
facilities are located on mountain peaks close to the coasts, so again
for global warming analysis, the ocean currents tend to diminish the
usefulness of their records because of localized temperature effects.

Thanks, Harry C.

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