Signal and noise in global warming detection. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/666227· OSTI ID:666227

North, G R

The specific objectives of this study were the following: (1) What is the expected sampling error and bias incurred in estimation of the global average temperature from a finite number of point gauges? (2) What is the best one can do by optimally arranging N point gauges, how can one make best use of existing data at N point gauges by optimally weighting them? (3) What is a good estimation of the signal of global warming based upon simple models of the climate system? (4) How does one develop an optimal signal detection technique from the knowledge of signal and noise?

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., Climate System Research Program, College Station, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-93ER61648
• OSTI ID: 666227
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/61648-T1; ON: DE99000032; TRN: AHC29819%%386
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: [1998]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
PROGRESS REPORT
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CLIMATE MODELS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO