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I bet it's simpler than that and related to Urban Heat Island (UHI) related influences, construction process and the fact that satellite is more truly global.
Yes! Each metric has its obfuscation and the "best estimate" can only be the most understanding equivalent between the available metrics!
"UHI" affects the surface temp record and "space weather" affects the satellite lower tropo temp record. We need to be sure that we read our multi-meter within its "half to full scale deflection" accuracy. That's why I drew your attention to the RSS anomaly. It's not true that soft X-ray and short UV makes it down to surface, but it is true that a resonant factor of these frequencies makes planet-fall as an observed "microwave signature". The energy makes it through.
To my mind, neither metric is accurate. However, a composite between the two can be assimilated into something that is between "near surface" and "surface". However, I don't like all this averaging. All that "averaging" does is to obscure the raw data that shows true energy transfer/transport!
By "construction process" do you imply graphical construction, or engineering construction (as in a UHI alteration)?
There is something that you and muf can get your "teeth into" on tamino! Look at this;
http://tamino.wordpress.com/20...-lock/#comment-32836
It's all about WV feedback.
Best regards, suricat.