HR: 0800h
AN: PP51C-0665    [Abstracts]
TI: The Divergence Problem: Some Statistical Considerations
AU: * McIntyre, S
EM: stephen.mcintyre@utoronto.ca
AF: climateaudit.org, 25 Playter Bl, Toronto, ON M4K 2W1, Canada
AB: Cook et al. (2004), following Briffa et al 2001, argued that the 'divergence problem' was a 'uniquely recent phenomenon', which they interpreted as evidence for an anthropogenic cause. This finding was cited by both the NAS Panel (2006) and the IPCC (2007). The statistical basis for their argument is analyzed, together with an assessment of the validity and statistical significance, if any, of these and related results
UR: http://www.climateaudit.org/pdf/agu07
DE: 4914 Continental climate records
DE: 4920 Dendrochronology
SC: Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology [PP]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting