http://icecap.us/images/uploads/NOAAroleinclimategate.pdf show me the data... EDIT: From the NY Times piece: if they are using thermometers and not satellite imaging forget it. garbage in, garbage out.
I don't wish I was the kind of scientist that could measure the stuff or at least critique the methodology. But I wish I had more knowledge of the subject because I never feel inclined to give my opinion. I tend to let the scientists do the science. But I do acknowledge there could be methodological problems. Hopefully the scientific community is doing their job with the pier review process.
i would suggest reading the report here: http://icecap.us/images/uploads/NOAAroleinclimategate.pdf interview with the two scientists who wrote the report here: http://www.kusi.com/weather/colemanscorner/81559212.html