I have had some interesting discussions lately on Google+ about global warming.
I want to make this as clear and direct as I know how:
If you are a person who looks at satellite data from the 1980s, see a temperature trend line with positive slope, and declare it to be proof of global warming...okay. Proof might be a bit of a strong word for ten year's data, but I'll give it to you.
If you then look at satellite data from the 1990s, see a temperature trend line with positive slope, and declare it to be further proof of your previous statement...okay.
If you then look at satellite data (same satellites, same sensor packs) from the 2000s, see a temperature trend line with negative slope, and declare that the data needs to be adjusted for this reason or that reason...
YOU ARE NOT A SCIENTIST!!
You are a charlatan, a shill, a fraud who will do anything to make the data fit your preconceptions. But you are not a scientist.
Here is the data from the RSS satellite. I've done the analysis on some of the data sets. Do the anyalysis yourself, I've included the raw data too. If you cannot at least admit that there is room for discussion, I don't know how to help you.
RSS Data (excel file)
RSS Raw Data Set (text file)
