Ronan Connolly: The role of the sun in climate change | Tom Nelson Pod #263

Episode • Nov 30, 2024 • 1h 48m

Ronan is an independent scientist, environmentalist and writer.

In this episode, Ronan Connolly discusses the complexities of climate change, focusing on the role of the sun and discrepancies in temperature and solar irradiance data. Ronan mentions various scientific debates regarding solar activity's impact on climate, urban heat islands, and the reliability of historical temperature records. Ronan highlights the need for more accurate proxies and continued investigation into the true drivers of global temperature changes.

00:00 Introduction to Climate Data Adjustments

00:18 The Role of the Sun in Climate Change

01:18 Recent Research and Publications

02:47 Understanding Global Warming Attribution

10:11 Urban Heat Island Effect

21:29 Temperature Homogenization Controversy

36:50 Challenges in Sea Surface Temperature Data

44:23 Reconstructing Total Solar Irradiance

57:03 Exploring NASA Climate Reconstructions

57:41 Understanding Sunspots and Their Historical Observations

59:34 The Schwabe Cycle and Solar Cycles

01:01:45 Sunspot Numbers and Total Solar Irradiance (TSI)

01:03:21 Satellite Observations and TSI Measurements

01:12:15 The Akron and PMOD Debate

01:22:56 New TSI Composites and Their Implications

01:38:28 Concluding Thoughts and Future Research

Slides for this podcast, along with AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries

New paper on TSI: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad7794

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