Greenland ice melt overestimated due to satellite data algorithm issueThis is an interesting admission:
The melt extent algorithm used by Greenland Ice Sheet Today has been overestimating the melt extent, and as a result, daily images posted on this site in February and March may have indicated melt where none occurred.
This makes you wonder what other kinds of issues remain undetected in the satellite data.NSIDC has had to issue corrections in the past, when it was pointed out that their data and reality didn’t match. –
From NSIDC:
An early spring re-calibration for melt detection
The algorithm for the Greenland Ice Sheet Today daily melt extent has been revised to account for unusually warm winter snow layers and residual meltwater deep in the snow. Meltwater from last summer’s intense melt season did not completely re-freeze through at least mid December.
The adjusted algorithm shows greatly reduced melt extent for early 2013. This much lower extent is more consistent with available weather and climate records.
IOW: AGW = TFBS.
TFBS = TOTAL EFFIN BULLSH*T.
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