Andrew Dessler on Nostr: This idea was taken very seriously at the time and when I was in grad school I ...

This idea was taken very seriously at the time and when I was in grad school I actually went on a field mission to test it. Ultimately, it was rejected by the community. IIRC, the knockout blow was by Ray Pierrehumbert.
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/atsc/52/10/1520-0469_1995_052_1784_trfatl_2_0_co_2.xml