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Annual Report / Grant Number E-88-67(G) / Environmental Science Services Administration / January 10, 1968 / Modern statistical innovations have been incorporated into several recent analyses of tree -ring growth as related to climate. For example, Fritts (1962) used stepwise multiple regression techniques to study the systematic relationship of ring widths to climatic parameters in the southwestern United States; Bryson and Dutton (1962) have utilized power and cross -power spectral analyses in analyzing tree-ring records for periodicities; Mitchell (1967) applied factorial analysis; and Julian and Fritts (1967) introduced digital filter techniques as a means of appraising the systematic relations of tree growth to climatic variables. None of these studies, however, has attempted to analyze the joint occurrence of specific ring widths with certain climatic types so that probability statements could be made about climate from ring widths. This present study analyzes the joint occurrence of climate and relative width of tree rings for the state of Arizona. Conditional probabilities of occurrence are used to establish quantitative relevance of state -wide tree -ring growth from 1900 through 1957 to recorded climate for 1899 through 1957. The results are then used to make probability estimates of climate for the period 1650 through 1899.

8 pp. / This publication provides an depth look at the North American Monsoon system and its impact on summer weather in Arizona.

Introduction: The climate of any region sets the tempo of indigenous life styles and largely dictates the scale and type of economic activity that can be sustained. In Arizona, we are subject to perhaps more climatic restraints than are many other areas, due to the high air temperatures in summer and the rather low yearly rainfall. But, weather is variable; and its sum total -- climate -- is not unchanging either. Thus, in planning the future direction economic activity should take, prospects for changes in climate should be considered. In this paper we attempt to marshal the best evidence available to outline the possibilities for Arizona's future climate. We hope that the information will prove useful to those who must make the difficult decisions that will shape the character of our state in the years to come.