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

- 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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