The
consistency of this work in itself (beautifully), with ocean data, satellite data and prior UHI and land use change work from Pielke, McKitrick and others may actually warrant to use these results for improvment
of the
amplification factor estimation
The Somatosensory
Amplification Scale34, 35 is a 10 - item questionnaire assessing self - reported sensitivity to normal physiologic states and minor bodily sensations that are not generally regarded as symptomatic
of serious disease.34, 35 The Somatosensory
Amplification Scale has a test - retest reliability
of 0.79 over a median interval
of 74 days and an internal
consistency of.82 (Cronbach α).