On Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:20:08 -0700, Roger Coppock wrote:

The satellite record, in all its current interpretations, shows that the
air near the surface is warming.

If it weren't for the wise guy, one might think it was cooling.

http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/public/m.../tltglhmam_5.2

----- 2006 2007 diff

Sep 0.274 0.201 -0.073
Oct 0.341 0.231 -0.110
Nov 0.288 0.209 -0.079
Dec 0.308 0.114 -0.196

----- 2007 2008

Jan 0.594 -0.046 -0.640
Feb 0.450 0.020 -0.430
Mar 0.403 0.089 -0.314
Apr 0.244 0.015 -0.229
May 0.199 -0.183 -0.382
Jun 0.203 -0.114 -0.317
Jul 0.255 0.047 -0.208
Aug 0.286 -0.007 -0.293
Sep 0.201 0.161 -0.040 === we are here

Joern