Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R14
Summary 1-4
Overview 5-24
1 Introduction to Technical Chapters 25-28
2 The Instrumental Record 29-37
3 Documentary and Historical Evidence 38-44
4 Tree Rings 45-52
5 Marine, Lake, and Cave Proxies 53-64
6 Ice Isotopes 65-70
7 Glacier Length and Mass Balance Records 71-76
8 Boreholes 77-82
9 Statistical Background 83-97
10 Climate Forcings and Climate Models 98-109
11 Large-Scale Multiproxy Reconstruction Techniques 110-119
References 120-136
Appendix A: Statement of Task 137-139
Appendix B: R Code for Figure 9-2 140-141
Appendix C: Biosketches of Committee Members 142-146

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PopulationCov <- function(n)

{

a <- matrix(NA, n, n);

a[] <- phi^abs(row(a) - col(a));

for (i in 1:n)

a[i, ] <- a[i, ] - mean(a[i, baseline]);

for (j in 1:n)

a[ , j] <- a[ , j] - mean(a[baseline, j]);

invisible(a);

}

e <- eigen(PopulationCov(n));

lines(e$vectors[,1], col = 2, lwd = 2);

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