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NASA politely debunks Australian climate denying crank Malcolm Roberts

NASA director debunks Malcolm Roberts’ theory on climate data manipulation in polite letter ABC News, 24 Nov 16   In a politely worded letter, the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has addressed One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts’ concerns that the organisation’s data on climate change has been manipulated.

In a rare occurrence, director Gavin Schmidt personally wrote a letter in response to Senator Roberts’ request for information about the NASA GISTEMP analysis of global surface temperature history.

The GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP) is an estimate of global surface temperature change.

In the letter obtained by Fairfax Media and circulated widely on social media, the NASA scientist directed Senator Roberts to a number of links on the NASA website that published the entirety of NASA’s raw data and the code they use to analyse that data…..

“Finally, might I suggest that you avail yourself to the resources provided by the Bureau of Meteorology or CSIRO in Australia for further details on this topic,” the letter concluded.

This out-of-the-ordinary step taken by the NASA director was not the first time Senator Roberts has come up against a scientist over climate change……. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-24/nasa-director-schools-malcolm-roberts-in-climate-change-letter/8052132

November 24, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News