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Hi again ZigleWigler!,

Originally Posted by zigglewigler

Similarly in this discussion, the 800 year lagging effect in the ice core 'records', between temperature rise/falls and Co2 rise/falls, has been curiously ignored.

When you've made your mind up, you've made your mind up.

- there is alot of rubbish to dig through, and I do like to sleep.

The CO2 lag presented relatively simply:http://illconsidered.blogspot.com/20...not-leads.html

So, CO2 did not trigger the warmings, but it did contribute to them, and according to climate theory and model experiments, Greenhouse Gas forcing was the largest factor in the ultimate change.

The CO2 lag as presented by climate scientists: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=13

So, in summary, the lag of CO2 behind temperature doesn't tell us much about global warming. But it may give us a very interesting clue about why CO2 rises at the ends of ice ages. The 800-year lag is about the amount of time required to flush out the deep ocean through natural ocean currents. So CO2 might be stored in the deep ocean during ice ages, and then get released when the climate warms.