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Blame the Sun for a Cloudy Day?
ScienceNOW Daily News ^ | 17 December 2008 | Phil Berardelli

Posted on 12/18/2008 11:39:44 PM PST by neverdem

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IMHO, it's another feedback loop that is fascinating, elegant and unlikely to happen by dumb luck.

It does seem the earth is set up in a beautiful balance - with nice little balancing agents for when things get out of kilter. Gore is such a pompous as_.

21 posted on 12/19/2008 5:55:24 PM PST by GOPJ (Gun Control-:- like trying to control stray dogs by neutering veterinarians.- G. Jonas)
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Thanks for the ping!


22 posted on 12/19/2008 9:00:22 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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“More UV radiation kills off some of the oceans’ plankton, which produce dimethyl sulfide, one of the primary atmospheric chemicals involved in cloud formation, and fewer clouds mean less rainfall.”

...and...

“The findings indicate that phytoplankton will then produce more DMS(dimethyl sulfide) in response to this increased ultraviolet radiation, causing increasing cloudiness and mitigating the effects of global warming.”

More UV results in more plankton, and also simultaneously results in less?


23 posted on 12/21/2008 11:58:35 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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More UV results in more plankton, and also simultaneously results in less?

Go to the second link.

24 posted on 12/21/2008 12:35:54 PM PST by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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> observational evidence showing that the DMS-anti-oxidant mechanism closes the DMS-climate feedback loop

Thanks!


25 posted on 12/21/2008 2:15:18 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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