Paul Linsay: An Analysis of Climate Model Assumptions | Tom Nelson Pod #257

Tom Nelson

Paul’s background: thirty years as a physicist in university physics departments followed by a move to industry until retirement.

Principal Research Scientist, Nonlinear Dynamics/Chaos Theory, Plasma Fusion Center MIT, 1990-1997

Principal Research Scientist, LIGO project, Nonlinear Dynamics/Chaos Theory, Dept. of Physics MIT, 1980-1990

Postdoctoral Fellow, Neutrino Experiment, Dept. of Physics, CalTech, 1976 -1979

PhD student, experimental High Energy Physics, Dept. of Physics, University of Chicago, 1970-1976

Math student, MIT, 1965-1969

00:00 Introduction to CO2 and Climate Impact

00:13 Guest Introduction: Paul Linsay's Academic Journey

04:18 Transition to Climate Science

05:26 Critique of Climate Models

06:19 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory

12:31 Climate Model Assumptions and Predictions

13:38 Parameterization in Climate Models

28:22 Blackbody Earth and Atmospheric Heating

35:29 Surface Heating and Cooling Dynamics

36:13 Isothermal Atmosphere and Greenhouse Gases

37:23 Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Effects

38:57 Energy Calculations and Molecular Heat

42:25 Climate Models and Radiation

49:24 Convection and Historical Perspectives

55:15 Summary and Final Thoughts

56:58 Q&A and Closing Remarks

Paul’s paper and a podcast transcript are published here: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries

========

AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries

My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR

X: https://twitter.com/TomANelson

Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/

About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about