[Coral-List] More La Ninia

Ulf Erlingsson ceo at lindorm.com
Wed Dec 1 09:19:29 EST 2010


[Scratching my head] But doesn't this refute the argument that higher  
temperature leads to higher atmospheric CO2 which leads to higher  
temperature etc?

Or is that argument only intended for longer time scales, such as  
that required for changing the temperature in the ocean?

If so, what time scale are we talking about? For instance, it takes  
about 4,000 years for the deep water to be replaced. Is that the time  
frame?

Ulf

On 2010-12-01, at 08:18, David M. Lawrence wrote:

> Don't confuse correlation with causation.  If we removed the  
> biosphere,
> would temperature alone cause the seasonal fluctuations in CO2  
> levels we
> see?
>
> No.
>
> Thus there is no "chicken or egg" argument.
>
> In addition, the fact that CO2 drops as temperatures rises through the
> summer, and rises as temperatures fall through the winter refutes the
> point you were trying to make.
>
> Dave
>
> On 11/30/2010 9:27 AM, Eugene Shinn wrote:
>> David, Are you suggesting the biosphere is not affected by seasonal
>> temperature changes? I suppose its a chicken or egg situation. Gene
>
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