Javier Vinós: The Sun and Climate: An Intimate Relationship | Tom Nelson Pod #226

Tom Nelson

- Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. School of Medicine. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)

- Postdoctoral researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego (USA)

- Associate Researcher at the Medical Research Center, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (UK)

- Staff Researcher at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research

- Topics of research: molecular genetics, neurobiology, and cancer

- Over 1200 scientific citations

- Currently unaffiliated with academic institutions

"The Winter Gatekeeper is a thermodynamic theory of climate change. Changes in winter heat transport to the Arctic alter the infrared emissions of the planet because the greenhouse effect is much weaker there. The Sun changes the climate through this mechanism."

00:00 Introduction to Javier Vinos and His Work

00:46 The Sun's Influence on Climate

03:09 Evidence from the Holocene Period

07:58 Grand Solar Minima and Climate Impact

09:31 Human Population and Climate Correlation

10:46 Challenges to IPCC and NASA's Views

11:27 Solar Activity and Modern Climate

20:33 Solar Influence on Atmospheric Circulation

23:51 The Earth's Rotation and Solar Activity

29:00 Alternative Theories and IPCC Critique

30:57 Cosmic Rays and Climate Change

31:21 The Svensmark Theory

31:47 Introducing the Third Theory

32:28 Heat Transport and Climate

33:19 Challenges in Measuring Heat Transport

34:19 Heat Transport's Role in Climate Change

37:28 The Winter Gatekeeper Theory

38:20 Solar Activity and Planetary Waves

42:41 Implications of the Winter Gatekeeper Theory

47:26 Concluding Thoughts and Future Research

Author of the Nov. 2023 book: “Solving the Climate Puzzle”: https://a.co/d/fsIts54

Author of the 2022 book: “Climate of the Past, Present and Future. A scientific debate, 2nd ed.”: https://www.amazon.com/Climate-Past-Present-Future-scientific-ebook/dp/B0BCF5BLQ5/

Three-part “How we know that the sun changes the Climate” series on Judith Curry’s blog: https://judithcurry.com/2024/06/11/how-we-know-the-sun-changes-the-climate-iii-theories/

Vinos’ “Science and Climate” YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceClimate-uf4xm

More of Javier’s work on Andy May’s site: https://andymaypetrophysicist.com/

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