Subjectivity and Perception

What really is the color GREEN? What does it mean to different people? We actually have no idea. Now, consider The Dress on its 10 year anniversary. One can either argue with others whether it is BLUE and BLACK or WHITE and GOLD, or objectively look at it’s composition from a technical standpoint. Below is a cross-section of the dress image using the online image-picker application showing a palette from selected pixels in the image

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Difference Model Fitting

By applying an annual impulse sample-and-hold on a common-mode basis set of tidal factors, a wide range of climate indices can be modeled and cross-validated. Whether it is a biennial impulse or annual impulse, the slowly modulating envelope is roughly the same, thus models of multidecadal indices such as AMO and PDO show similar skill — with cross validation results evaluated here for a biennial impulse. Now we will evaluate for annual impulse.

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Google Gemini Deep Research on ENSO

First evaluation of Gemini Advanced 1.5 Pro with Deep Research. Logged in with trial subscription and gave this as an initial prompt. Saved the results to a Google Docs file, and then created the following PDF. Note the top-level focus on this blog and published citations in the scope of Chapter 12 of Mathematical Geoenergy, even though the chapter was not directly cited — only via an embedded cite in a submitted ESD Ideas article, reference 1. Interesting that the Lin & Qian paper not cited.

Prompt: Explain tidal forcing behind ENSO using derivations based on reduced effective gravity on equatorial thermocline.