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To: TimF who wrote (74391)	1/22/2017 4:48:59 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

It would be a bit more believable if error correction went in both directions It does. In fact the net effect of all adjustments is to decrease the global warming trend. The sea surface temps were too low prior to 1940s. The largest land adjustment is for changes in the "time of observation". The second largest adjustments was a result of the switch to electronic thermometers. Both adjustments require earlier readings to be lowered. Other adjustments are required for station moves, urbanization and observation errors If you aren't into conspiracy theories and want to understand the adjustments here are two good places to start: berkeleyearth.org arstechnica.com The original temperature records are available as well as the adjustments and the code used to make the adjustments. Berkeley Earth used a completely different method to process raw data: berkeleyearth.org