Climate v. Climate Alarm
Richard S. LindzenDepartment of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA 02139 USAA pdf of these slides is available on request to
rlindzen@mit.edu
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American Chemical SocietyAugust 28, 2011
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The public perception of the climate problem is
somewhat schizophrenic. On the one hand, the problem
is perceived to be so complex that it cannot be
approached without massive computer programs. On
the other hand, the physics is claimed to be so basic that
the dire conclusions commonly presented are
considered to be self-evident.Consistent with this situation, climate has become a field
where there is a distinct separation of theory and
modeling. Commonly, in fluid mechanics, theory
provides useful constraints and tests when applied to
modeling results. This has been notably absent in
current work on climate.
https://www.sepp.org/science_papers/ACS-2011.pdfcurrent work on climate.
