Many people believe in CO2 warming because there are known physics mechanisms involved. I also believe in CO2 warming but I disagree with the magnitude.
UHI also has known physics mechanisms. Albedo changes, concrete and asphalt heat sinks, water drainage, waste heat, etc. Yet UHI is dismissed as negligable in most global datasets and even considered negative in BEST.
the paradigm was set in place by Jones1990, a paper so flawed that it actually spawned a fraud investigation. gardeners and the plants that grow in the gardens have known about about UHI for a long time. likewise the UHI effect at airports is well known and increases as the amount of tarmac expands.
it is easy to see how a powerful case could be made for UHI explaining a significant portion of the warming trend over the last 100 years. as it stands now, rural stations are brought into line with urban ones rather than the other way around.
this is yet another example of how the climate science community wears blinders when it comes to exploring other factors besides CO2. it is becoming obvious natural conditions are overwhelming the trivial effect of CO2. even the other man made changes like land use or soot may be as strong or stronger than CO2.
UHI also has known physics mechanisms. Albedo changes, concrete and asphalt heat sinks, water drainage, waste heat, etc. Yet UHI is dismissed as negligable in most global datasets and even considered negative in BEST.
the paradigm was set in place by Jones1990, a paper so flawed that it actually spawned a fraud investigation. gardeners and the plants that grow in the gardens have known about about UHI for a long time. likewise the UHI effect at airports is well known and increases as the amount of tarmac expands.
it is easy to see how a powerful case could be made for UHI explaining a significant portion of the warming trend over the last 100 years. as it stands now, rural stations are brought into line with urban ones rather than the other way around.
this is yet another example of how the climate science community wears blinders when it comes to exploring other factors besides CO2. it is becoming obvious natural conditions are overwhelming the trivial effect of CO2. even the other man made changes like land use or soot may be as strong or stronger than CO2.