Applications of proxy system modeling in high resolution paleoclimatology

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-28

  Evans, M N ^a   Tolwinski Ward, S E ^b   Thompson, D M ^c   Anchukaitis, K J ^d  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Data model comparison; Forward modeling; Hypothesis evaluation; Observational network optimization; Reconstruction; Uncertainty modeling

Indexed keywords

DATA-MODEL COMPARISON; FORWARD MODELING; HYPOTHESIS EVALUATION; NETWORK OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY MODELING;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; NETWORK DESIGN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION; RESOLUTION; TRANSFORMATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880238714     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.05.024     Document Type: Review

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