An overview of the physics of the greenhouse effect including comparisons with Venus and Mars; overview of the carbon cycle in its role as a global thermostat; predictions and reliability of climate model forecasts of the greenhouse world; an examination of the records of recent and past climates. (itunes.apple.com)
The recent slowdown in global warming has brought into question the reliability of climate model projections of future temperature change and has led to a vigorous debate over whether this slowdown is the result of naturally occurring, internal variability or forcing external to Earth's climate system. (science.sciencemag.org)
The data measured will then help improve the reliability of climate models. (sciencedaily.com)