Even in a long chronology (i.e., including
subfossil data), this effect will bias the start and end of the RCS chronology.
CRU should have asked Shiyatov for the right to use
the subfossil data from their 1968 and 1983 transects and, if they were refused, this should have been reported as well.
This should have been reported in the article, together with an explanation of why they didn't use it, letting reviewers and readers decide for themselves whether CRU was justified in using less than 8 % of
the subfossil data.
Not exact matches
Tree - ring width (and limited density [Luckman and Wilson, 2005]-RRB-
data derived from living and
subfossil wood of coniferous tree species were compiled from 66 high - elevation and latitudinal treeline North American and Eurasian sites.
As to reliability of recent increase in tree growth — we have updated our
data using many additional
subfossil and living trees and using RCS - method.
The sources of these
data are living trees, dead dry wood and
subfossil logs that were recovered from small lakes.