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:[http://www.john-daly.com/TAR2000/lindzen.htm Richard S. Lindzen before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee 1 May 2001]

: Lindzen stated in May 2001:

==== IPCC consensus mantra does not reflect difference between Summary and the report on reality. ====

:: <i>"... That said, it has become common to deal with the science by referring to the IPCC &#8216;scientific consensus.&#8217; Claiming the agreement of thousands of scientists is certainly easier than trying to understand the issue or to respond to scientific questions; it also effectively intimidates most citizens.&nbsp; However, <b><i> the invocation of the IPCC is more a mantra than a proper reflection on that flawed document.&nbsp;</i></b> The following points should be kept in mind.<font color="#800000"> ..."</i>

:* <i>The summary does not reflect the full document (which still has not been released although it was basically completed last August)</i>. For example, I worked on Chapter 7, Physical Processes. This chapter dealt with the nature of the basic processes which determine the response of climate, and found numerous problems with model treatments &#8211; including those of clouds and water vapor. The chapter was summarized with the following sentence: &#8220;Understanding of climate processes and their incorporation in climate models have improved, including water vapour, sea-ice dynamics, and ocean heat transport.&#8221;</fonti>

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