Paleoclimate
Reconstructions
Overview
Broad introduction to some
applications in the field of paleoclimate reconstructions (two key issues: Global
Warming is different from Natural Variability; Problem of a trend
in the observational record and its impact on
reconstructions)¥Hemispheric Climate : Energy
balance dominates
¥Need and potential advantages
of spatial information
¥The big promise É
¥ É and its demise
¥Overcoming some barriers
before the Phoenix can rise again? Questions for Statisticians: how to best reconstruct
past natural patterns, how to isolate forced variations from
noise.