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11 Analyzing The Observed Climate
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3 Climate Spectra and Stochastic Climate Models
by CLAUDE FRANKIGNOUL
3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Spectral Characteristics of Atmospheric Variables.
3.3 Stochastic Climate Model . . . . . . .
3.4 Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies .
3.5 Variability of Other Surface Variables
3.6 Variability in the Ocean Interior
3.7 Long Term Climate Changes . . . . .
4 The Instrumental Data Record: Its Accuracy and Use in
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Attempts to Identify the "C02 Signal"
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by PHIL JONES
4.1 Introduction................
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4.2 Homogeneity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.2.1 Changes in Instrumentation, Exposure
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4.2.2 Changes in Station Locations . . . . . .
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4.2.3 Changes in Observation Time and the Methods Used
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4.2.4 Changes in the Station Environment ..
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4.2.5 Precipitation and Pressure Homogeneity
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4.2.6 Data Homogenization Techniques
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4.3 Surface Climate Analysis
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4.3.1 Temperature
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4.3.2 Precipitation . . .
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4.3.3 Pressure . . . . . .
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4.4 The Greenhouse Detection Problem
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4.4.1 Definition of Detection Vector and Data Used
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4.4.2 Spatial Correlation Methods
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5 Interpreting High-Resolution Proxy Climate Data - The Example of Dendroclimatology
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by KEITH R. B RIFFA
5.1 Introduction........
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5.2 Background........
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5.3 Site Selection and Dating
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5.4 Chronology Confidence. .
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5.4.1 Chronology Signal
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5.4.2 Expressed Population Signal
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5.4.3 Subsampie Signal Strength .
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5.4.4 Wider Relevance of Chronology Signal.
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