as I said:
the issue the smallish number of models have is that the duration of time step for calculated insolation results in mean insolation varying with longitude. Again, this issue doesn't exist within the majority of models, particularly the more profiled and utilized models.... and, again, the issue for this smallish number of models has no/minimal impact on global temperature... something the paper authors acknowledge within the paper.
of course, once the details come forward it's understood that the authors found the issue in 8 of ~30 of the models... but that even within the 8, the resulting affect "averages out" to be a non-factor. None of the more profiled CMIP5 models have the issue. More pointedly, the paper itself states the issue doesn't have any impact on global temperature estimations. The issue reflects upon localized regional scales. But hey now member "skookumchuck" since you put your motor-mouth on mega-flap, are you aware of any CMIP5 models acting as localized regional "weather models"? :mrgreen:
per norm, the denier blog reference played the issue up as if it was HUUUUUUUUGE! Somehow, the OP linked denier blog article:
- didn't bother to qualify the significant minority of models affected,
- didn't bother to qualify that the models affected weren't the more profiled/utilized models,
- didn't bother to qualify that the paper itself identified the issue had NO IMPACT on the small number of models affected global temperature calculations
- didn't bother to qualify that the issue had NO BEARING on trend results from the small number of models affected
- didn't bother to qualify the actual practical resulting impact(s) the issue had on the small number of models affected
yup, the OP was simply another in the long, long, long list of C&P wizardry put forward directly from the regular go-to denier blogs... and per norm, the thread originator didn't add word one of his own personal interpretation... and per norm we had all the usual denier suspects chime in with their completely unrelated to the subject matter nothingness commentary, some of it directly challenging me to either comment or musing about why I haven't commented - go figure! :mrgreen:
