Workshop on Paleoclimatic Transfer Functions, Held at University of Wisconsin-Madison, on April 3, 1974
Abstract
The workshop brought together about 50 researchers who use statistical transfer functions to reconstruct climatic series from surrogates of climate. The purpose was to provide a free forum for exchange of information. Discussion centered on the following topics: (1) Transfer function types, i.e., statistics involved in the development of each. The features of each of the various types were emphasized; (2) Major limitations to all transfer functions, e.g., no modern analogues for conditions at some time in the past, grid size of modern sample array to adequately describe the past conditions; (3) calibration of the transfer function, i.e., verification of the climatic reconstructions; (4) Peculiar problems of and insights gained by the various interest groups, in such areas as tree ring analysis, palynologists, and deep sea core analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 15, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA004471
Entities
People
- Wayne M. Wendland
Organizations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison