RT Journal Article
T1 Spatial performance of four climate field reconstruction methods targeting the Common Era
A1 Smerdon, J. E.
A1 Kaplan, A.
A1 Zorita, E.
A1 González Rouco, Jesús Fidel
A1 Evans, M. N.
AB The spatial skill of four climate field reconstruction (CFR) methods is investigated using pseudoproxy experiments (PPEs) based on two millennial-length general circulation model simulations. Results indicate that presently available global and hemispheric CFRs for the Common Era likely suffer from spatial uncertainties not previously characterized. No individual method produced CFRs with universally superior spatial error statistics, making it difficult to advocate for one method over another. Northern Hemisphere means are shown to be insufficient for evaluating spatial skill, indicating that the spatial performance of future CFRs should be rigorously tested for dependence on proxy type and location, target data and employed methodologies. Observed model-dependent methodological performance also indicates that CFR methods must be tested across multiple models and conclusions from PPEs should be carefully evaluated against the spatial statistics of real-world climatic fields. Citation: Smerdon, J. E., A. Kaplan, E. Zorita, J. F. Gonzalez-Rouco, and M. N. Evans (2011), Spatial performance of four climate field reconstruction methods targeting the Common Era, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L11705, doi: 10.1029/2011GL047372.
PB American Geophysical Union
SN 0094-8276
YR 2011
FD 2011-06-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44944
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44944
LA eng
NO Copyright 2011 by the American Geophysical Union. Supported in part by NSF grants ATM0902436 and ATM0902715, by NASA grant NNX09AF44G, by NOAA grants NA07OAR4310060 and NA10OAR4320137, and by the European Project Millennium. Supplementary materials can be accessed at http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/similar to jsmerdon/2011_grl_supplement.html. LDEO contribution 7471.
NO National Science Foundation (NSF)
NO National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NO National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), EE.UU.
NO European Project Millennium
DS Docta Complutense
RD 29 jul 2025