Paul Linsay: An Analysis of Climate Model Assumptions | Tom Nelson Pod #257

Paul’s background:  thirty years as a physicist in university physics departments followed by a move to industry until retirement. Principal Research Scientist, Nonlinear Dynamics/Chaos Theory, Plasma Fusion Center MIT, 1990-1997 Principal Research Scientist, LIGO project, Nonlinear Dynamics/Chaos Theory, Dept. of Physics MIT, 1980-1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, Neutrino Experiment, Dept. of Physics, CalTech, 1976 -1979 PhD student, experimental High Energy Physics, Dept. of Physics, University of Chicago, 1970-1976 Math student, MIT, 1965-1969 00:00 Introduction to CO2 and Climate Impact 00:13 Guest Introduction: Paul Linsay's Academic Journey 04:18 Transition to Climate Science 05:26 Critique of Climate Models 06:19 Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory 12:31 Climate Model Assumptions and Predictions 13:38 Parameterization in Climate Models 28:22 Blackbody Earth and Atmospheric Heating 35:29 Surface Heating and Cooling Dynamics 36:13 Isothermal Atmosphere and Greenhouse Gases 37:23 Analyzing Greenhouse Gas Effects 38:57 Energy Calculations and Molecular Heat 42:25 Climate Models and Radiation 49:24 Convection and Historical Perspectives 55:15 Summary and Final Thoughts 56:58 Q&A and Closing Remarks Paul’s paper and a podcast transcript are published here: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries ======== AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR X: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about