Just how much cosmic rays affect cloud formation has, however, remained elusive. A team at CERN, led by Jasper Kirkby, therefore decided to recreate both the solar cycle and the atmosphere in a lab. Their “cosmic rays” are generated by one of CERN’s particle accelerators. To simulate the atmosphere, they have built a special cloud chamber of their own, with the air manufactured from scratch, using liquid nitrogen and oxygen together with precise amounts of trace compounds, including sulphuric acid and ammonia.
…Atmospheric physics is, of course, notoriously complex. And it would be foolish to start reprogramming all the models on the basis of this single result. But it does suggest that a closer look is needed into what is going on in the real atmosphere. Clearly, there is life in the old cloud chamber yet. (Economist)
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I’m starting to see a pattern: climate models need to change, … or in simple language: THEY ARE WRONG.
That seems to be the consensus that is developing. Present climate models are wrong, which means that the predictions of the models are wrong. Which means that all that money has been spent…. etc.
Sunspots, the Market & the Price of Cornflakes.
http://www.glebedigital.co.uk/blog/?p=2518