Not exact matches
Still besides
empirical observations and good inferences, the models are what are available to work with, and they serve
several purposes quite well and they are the basis for improved models in the future.
The discussion of the previous thread brought up in
several comments the
observation that the Figure 9.20 of WG1 might most appropriately be considered a representation of likelihood functions that describe the results of various studies based directly or indirectly on
empirical data.
st Order Draft, the Second Order Draft, p7, cites
several papers re
empirical relationships between GCR and aspects of the climate system and notes: «The forcing from changes in total solar irradiance alone does not seem to account for these
observations, implying the existence of an amplifying mechanism such as the hypothesiz GCR - cloud link.»