Course material: South American Climatology and Quantitative High-Resolution Climate Reconstructions in Paleoecology

Garreaud R & Birks J

, 2010

This international graduate course was delivered prior to the 2nd International Symposium "Reconstructing climate variations in South America and the Antarctic Peninsula over the last 2000 years" which took place in Valdivia, Chile from the 27-30 October, 2010. These activities are part of the PAGES research initiative LOTRED-SA (Long-Term climate REconstruction and Dynamics of South America).

Lectures: 
> Introduction and Overview of Major Numerical Methods by John Birks  
> Ordination Analysis I – Indirect Gradient Analysis by John Birks 
> Ordination Analysis II – Direct Gradient Analysis by John Birks 
> Analysis of Stratigraphical Data by John Birks 
> Calibration, Transfer Functions and Environmental Reconstructions by John Birks 
> Hypothesis Testing and Time-Series Analysis by John Birks 
> Basic Tools in Meteorology and Climatology by René Garreaud 
> Statistical tools in Climatology by René Garreaud 
> General Circulation of the Atmosphere by René Garreaud 
> South American Climate by René Garreaud

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