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Posted on 11/24/2009 11:23:37 PM PST by neverdem
I found the reference which discussed the tree rings:
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/11/024995.php
Near the bottom of the article, there are two e-mails from a “environmental plant physiologist” named Don Keiller.
Here is one of them:
“Dear Professor Briffa, my apologies for contacting you directly, particularly since I hear that you are unwell. However the recent release of tree ring data by CRU has prompted much discussion and indeed disquiet about the methodology and conclusions of a number of key papers by you and co-workers.
“As an environmental plant physiologist, I have followed the long debate starting with Mann et al (1998) and through to Kaufman et al (2009). As time has progressed I have found myself more concerned with the whole scientific basis of dendroclimatology. In particular;
1) The appropriateness of the statistical analyses employed
2) The reliance on the same small datasets in these multiple studies
3) The concept of “teleconnection” by which certain trees respond to the “Global Temperature Field”, rather than local climate
4) The assumption that tree ring width and density are related to temperature in a linear manner.
“Whilst I would not describe myself as an expert statistician, I do use inferential statistics routinely for both research and teaching and find difficulty in understanding the statistical rationale in these papers. As a plant physiologist I can say without hesitation that points 3 and 4 do not agree with the accepted science.
“There is a saying that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof”. Given the scientific, political and economic importance of these papers, further detailed explanation is urgently required.”
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Can I use a ‘fudge factor’ when I balance my checkbook? If so, I’ll never be overdrawn.
Ye flippin' gods! Any grade-school educated farm boy could tell these guys that this is a ridiculous assumption. If this is what they're using, then I would trust their data not at all.
Might be better to contact Scotland Yard rather than the FBI since these emails originated out of a university in England. I don’t think the FBI has much jurisdiction there.
Agreed.
The EMails showed what I was already certain about.
This analysis of the code is the wooden stake in the heart of this vampire.
What concerns me is the tons and tons of data that has NOT yet been made public. There clearly is much code and data that is MISSING from this 198Mb data dump.
What other smoking guns and article massagings have been done by these “elite” Climatati??????
They had government contracts and grants, I am pretty sure they do or another federal agency.
Back in the ‘70s I used to do this kind of manipulation with water quality data; they ain’t foolin’ me!
Thanks for the ping!
But here’s what’s undeniable: If a divergence exists between measured temperatures and those derived from dendrochronological data after (circa) 1960 then discarding only the post-1960 figures is disingenuous to say the least. The very existence of a divergence betrays a potential serious flaw in the process by which temperatures are reconstructed from tree-ring density. If it’s bogus beyond a set threshold, then any honest men of science would instinctively question its integrity prior to that boundary. And only the lowliest would apply a hack in order to produce a desired result.
And to do so without declaring as such in a footnote on every chart in every report in every study in every book in every classroom on every website that such a corrupt process is relied upon is not just a crime against science, it’s a crime against mankind.
Outstanding article by Marc Sheppard. Thanks for posting.
Everything about socialism is sham and affectation. - 23.11 - Ch23 Evil; "Economic Harmonies" - Frederic Bastiat 1801-1850
Great thread at FreeDominion, backhoe. Thanks for the pic/link and your work. BTTT!
I believe that this is only the tip of a no longer melting iceberg. Would that some whistleblower with a conscience in the EPA or some other govt. bureaucracy suddenly release email communication indicating that our government not only knew about this fraud but encouraged and promoted it. I would bet it's there somewhere.
Thanks for looking. Appreciate the encouraging words.
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