http://dumbscientist.com/archives/the-faint-young-sun-paradox Confused and Profane Musings Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://dumbscientist.com/archives/the-faint-young-sun-paradox#comment-1467 Dumb Scientist Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:29:34 +0000 http://dumbscientist.com/?p=2002#comment-1467 A friend sent me <a href="http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/young-sun-paradox-solved-100331.html" rel="nofollow">this story</a> about the effects of cloud droplet size on the albedo of the young Earth. Maybe Dr. Rosing was the person who spoke to me at the Fall 2008 AGU presentation? A friend sent me this story about the effects of cloud droplet size on the albedo of the young Earth. Maybe Dr. Rosing was the person who spoke to me at the Fall 2008 AGU presentation?

]]> http://dumbscientist.com/archives/the-faint-young-sun-paradox#comment-563 Dumb Scientist Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:29:24 +0000 http://dumbscientist.com/?p=2002#comment-563 A <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/23784/" rel="nofollow">new study</a> compares the nitrogen isotope abundances of the atmosphere to comets, and finds that they <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.5221" rel="nofollow">match</a>. Might be relevant here, but I don't yet see how. A new study compares the nitrogen isotope abundances of the atmosphere to comets, and finds that they match. Might be relevant here, but I don’t yet see how.

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