Note on Pause in Daily Readings

Robert MonroeDaily Measurements, Measurement Notes

Readings of CO2 from Mauna Loa have been unavailable for two weeks. According to technicians with the Scripps CO2 Group, the problem is a disk failure that handles the data buffering, which has broken the data stream and valve switching that impacts daily calibration.  The air data are recoverable, because the computer onboard the actual instrument is still working and … Read More

Why Don’t Global Surface Temperature Trends Match Atmospheric CO2 Increases?

Robert MonroeDaily Measurements

Question submitted to Scripps Oceanography science magazine explorations now by Ruben M., Watsonville, Calif. Great question Ruben! The surface temperature we experience every day is not expected to perfectly track CO2 because CO2 isn’t the only factor driving climate change. Still, it is quite an important factor, and the overall rise in temperature does roughly follow the overall rise in CO2. … Read More