In fact, Table 1 shows that for the last month of available parallel measurements the electronic probe (Tmax - Probe) often recorded considerably
warmer than the mercury thermometer (Tmax - LIG).
Not exact matches
So, if you have two identical glass greenhouses with thermally isolated
mercury thermometers at equilibrium in the sunlight [One with Air at Press =P, and the 2nd w / CO2 at Press =P], and you close the blinds — you will see the thermometer in the CO2 greenhouse retain its temperature longer — not because of any «global
warming» type effect, but simply because Air conducts heat to the walls of the greenhouse better
than Air does.
So, if you have two identical glass greenhouses with thermally isolated
mercury thermometers at equilibrium in the sunlight [One with Air at Press =P, and the 2nd w / CO2 at Press =P], and you close the blinds — you will see the thermometer in the CO2 greenhouse retain its temperature longer — not because of any «global
warming» type effect, but simply because Air conducts heat to the walls of the greenhouse better
than CO2 does.
As the
mercury plummeted to 40 below last weekend in Alaska's Interior, temperatures around the North Pole topped - out some 70 degrees higher — about 32 degrees Fahrenheit, some 50 degrees Fahrenheit
warmer than normal at the pole.
Awareness of global
warming among Americans is shooting up faster
than the
mercury in a drought - ravaged cornfield.
Venus is much hotter
than mercury, and absent a greenhouse atmosphere would be only moderately
warmer than earth, it is a striking example of the greenhouse effect.