For the record final edits noon-ish May 9, 2014 - then sent to Dr. Judith Curry at Georgia Tech.}
It is a heat distribution engine composed of oceans, land, ice and atmosphere.
Before thinking about local weather, we need to understand the underlying global system. At it's simplest it's fair to make an analogy: consider weather like bubbles on the surface of heating water. They make no sense until you understand what's happening within that system. Add more heat and the bubble action will increase, even though we may not be able to map the exact sequence and position of those evolving bubbles, we dang well know that adding more heat to the water will energize those bubbles. Simple undeniable, unavoidable physics.
Published on The groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustains life on earth.
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An Intro to climate - This animation leads viewers across the icy reaches of Antarctica, the shrinking ice cap around the North Pole, and other frozen, terrestrial regions of the globe. It conveys the interconnectedness of the cryosphere and impact of climate change on the earth system.
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The Republican/Libertarian machine had engaged in an endless campaign of dirty tricks and lies to distract people and their leaders from paying attention to our real life situation.
To view Dr. MacCracken's complete 1982 talk link here.