Hey RicS - thought you might be interested in this.

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~rmckitri/research/globaltemp/GlobTemp.JNET.pdf

Was published in Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics. "Does a Global Temperature Exist?"


And if anybody could provide me with an explanation to my previous question (sans the snide comment), as well as a reference link, it would be most appreciated.