One of the papers cited in support of this is the analysis
of weather balloon data by [Gaffen et al, 2000], which covers the period 1960 to 1997.
After separating from the motor, the payload section carrying FORTIS continued the ascent, reaching a high point of about 173 miles — a zone between the
range of weather balloons and satellites.
However the temperature signal is a
splice of weather balloon data (RATPAC - A) to the end of 1979 followed by satellite data (UAH TLT) since 1980.
Twelve o» Clock in London documents her installation of more than 150 videos from around the world, all recording the synchronized
release of weather balloons.
Further, the temperature calculations are independently confirmed by four different
sets of weather balloons that measure atmospheric temperatures using thermometers.
Scientists and engineers from around the world have meticulously collected this evidence, using satellites and
networks of weather balloons, thermometers, buoys, and other observing systems.
They are also trying to discredit the
revision of weather balloon data, that happened at the same time as their «fairly small» error was discovered.
The problem is
thousands of weather balloons equipped with some very sophisticated thermometers have measured the temperatures in the atmosphere to test the theory, and guess what, no hotspots.
Over the years the
makers of weather balloons had come up with better methods of preventing or correcting for this effect, but because no one had taken these improvements into account, the more accurate measurements appeared to show daytime temperatures getting cooler.
We carried out new laboratory experiments, and analysed the data from
millions of weather balloons, to calculate exactly how much global warming carbon dioxide was causing.
For the measurements
of each weather balloon, we calculated the best linear fit for each of the regions (using a statistical technique known as «ordinary least squares linear regression»).
One thing that is remarkably consistent for
all of the weather balloon measurements we analysed is that in each of the regions, the change of molar density with pressure is very linear.