[Gasification] Simple math

[David G. LeVine]

This planet has a mean diameter of 13,000 KM and looks like a circle 
of 1.3x10^8 KM^2 or 1.3x10^14 M^2.  We receive about 1 KW/M^2 so we 
see about 1.3 x 10^17 watts on the circular projection of the earth, 
ignoring the atmospheric losses.  Humans generate MAYBE 10^12 Watts 
(that's about 100,000 10 MW nuclear power plants.)

The total power output of all human endeavors is less than 10 part 
per million.  This makes suspect any claim that human thermal loads 
are the prime mover of climatic change.

CO2 levels lag the global temperature by many years (some say 800, 
but that number is uncertain), so as temperatures fall, CO2 
rises.  This makes the concept of global warming from man-made CO2 suspect.

The sun may be the biggest single factor in this mix.

Did I get my math wrong somewhere?

David G. LeVine
Nashua, NH  03060


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