Ankhny Khoton, Mongolia - mong016
Additional Site Information
Gordon Jacoby, Rosanne D'Arrigo, Brendan Buckley,  Nicole Davi
Neil Pederson, and Baatarbileg Nachin 


Purpose of Collection:  
Climatology - precipitation analysis  


Reference: 
Cook, E.R., K.J. Anchukaitis, B.M. Buckley, R.D. D'Arrigo, 
G.C. Jacoby, and W.E. Wright. 2010. 
Asian Monsoon Failure and Megadrought During the Last Millennium. 
Science, Vol. 328, Issue 5977, pp.486-489, 23 April 2010.  
DOI: 10.1126/science.1185188


COFECHA output: 


      Chronology file name   : MONG016.CRN
      Measurement file name  : MONG016.RWL
      Date checked           : 28OCT11
      Checked by             : B. Bauer
      Beginning year         : 1469
      Ending year            : 2004
      Principal investigators: G. Jacoby  R. D'Arrigo  B. Buckley  N. Davi N. Pederson B. Nachin 
      Site name              : Ankhny Khoton
      Site location          : Mongolia     
      Species information    : LASI SIBERIAN LARCH
      Latitude               :   4836
      Longitude              :   8822
      Elevation              :     M

      Series intercorrelation: 0.628
      Avg mean sensitivity   : 0.270
      Avg standard deviation : 0.296
      Avg autocorrelation    : 0.740
      Number dated series    : 38
      Segment length tested  : 50

      Number problem segments: 16
      Pct problem segments   : 3.28


 PART 5:  CORRELATION OF SERIES BY SEGMENTS: Ankhny Khoton                                         17:12  Fri 28 Oct 2011  Page   5
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 Correlations of  50-year dated segments, lagged  25 years
 Flags:  A = correlation under   .3281 but highest as dated;  B = correlation higher at other than dated position

 Seq Series  Time_span   1475 1500 1525 1550 1575 1600 1625 1650 1675 1700 1725 1750 1775 1800 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950
                         1524 1549 1574 1599 1624 1649 1674 1699 1724 1749 1774 1799 1824 1849 1874 1899 1924 1949 1974 1999
 --- -------- ---------  ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
   1 AX04w    1469 1986   .36  .38  .41  .38  .51  .66  .77  .82  .73  .73  .81  .67  .52  .60  .65  .70  .63  .64  .65  .63
   2 AX17nw   1483 2004   .36  .37  .30A .34  .56  .71  .72  .77  .72  .52  .58  .71  .74  .79  .63  .71  .86  .71  .64  .56
   3 AXb01s   1748 2004                                                     .73  .77  .65  .53  .74  .85  .82  .75  .73  .68
   4 AX02s    1664 2004                                      .82  .77  .72  .69  .66  .49  .48  .65  .74  .77  .73  .66  .69
   5 AXa03    1690 1946                                           .62  .60  .75  .73  .67  .52  .28A .27B .58  .51
   6 AXa04se  1708 2004                                                .76  .78  .74  .65  .53  .59  .75  .76  .72  .73  .65
   7 AX04n    1544 2004             .60  .57  .70  .78  .77  .78  .86  .86  .79  .68  .59  .69  .67  .56  .67  .60  .54  .56
   8 AX04nw   1608 2004                            .61  .70  .80  .80  .77  .77  .77  .72  .68  .70  .61  .60  .74  .74  .43
   9 AX05e    1681 2004                                           .54  .32A .07B .56  .60  .19B .26B .75  .72  .68  .75  .70
  10 AXa05e   1587 2004                       .68  .63  .50  .58  .73  .72  .59  .67  .64  .37  .36  .65  .57  .48  .60  .48
  11 AXa05w   1587 1893                       .77  .56  .35  .46  .59  .57  .47  .48  .52  .44  .43  .52
  12 AXa06nw  1550 2004                  .40  .69  .63  .53  .59  .75  .75  .69  .66  .45  .46  .50  .49  .58  .47  .43  .59
  13 AXa06se  1565 2004                  .63  .73  .74  .78  .86  .81  .78  .80  .77  .64  .63  .55  .56  .63  .56  .61  .65
  14 AX06ne   1745 2004                                                     .56  .62  .44  .31B .61  .78  .77  .72  .69  .71
  15 AX07w    1671 2004                                      .78  .78  .76  .71  .70  .66  .37  .36  .70  .67  .66  .58  .53
  16 AX08nw   1694 2004                                           .76  .82  .74  .77  .73  .50  .59  .87  .84  .73  .59  .64
  17 AX10nw   1674 1922                                      .60  .61  .63  .67  .69  .70  .50  .33  .54  .52
  18 AX15se   1742 2004                                                     .58  .69  .71  .54  .69  .71  .65  .66  .73  .81
  19 AX16se   1584 2004                       .49  .57  .65  .74  .71  .76  .83  .79  .61  .62  .76  .80  .86  .83  .85  .64
  20 AX16sw   1639 2004                                 .74  .71  .72  .71  .73  .58  .44  .61  .63  .68  .71  .64  .73  .74
  21 AX17se   1595 2004                       .65  .66  .67  .76  .68  .66  .78  .80  .62  .67  .69  .76  .80  .78  .80  .77
  22 AX18sw   1800 2004                                                                    .59  .66  .84  .79  .72  .70  .68
  23 AX19sw   1764 2004                                                          .56  .45  .48  .71  .78  .80  .77  .66  .51
  24 AX20se   1669 2004                                      .59  .64  .69  .73  .70  .54  .52  .65  .76  .85  .74  .67  .52
  25 AX20sw   1692 2004                                           .61  .67  .74  .71  .77  .62  .63  .80  .83  .69  .71  .72
  26 AX21s    1787 2004                                                               .65  .57  .48  .66  .50  .33A .53  .54
  27 AX21w    1765 2004                                                          .60  .62  .33  .28A .49  .57  .66  .75  .69
  28 AX22n    1800 2004                                                                    .67  .64  .83  .80  .61  .52  .50
  29 AX22s    1770 2004                                                          .81  .79  .69  .54  .62  .68  .62  .47  .28B
  30 AX23e    1684 2004                                           .78  .78  .70  .63  .48  .47  .65  .75  .65  .55  .65  .75
  31 AX23n    1655 2004                                      .67  .83  .79  .39  .29B .65  .59  .57  .75  .79  .62  .55  .71
  32 AX24n    1797 2004                                                               .40  .42  .50  .83  .77  .67  .77  .74
  33 AX24s    1756 2004                                                          .67  .58  .50  .51  .51  .61  .70  .78  .62
  34 AX25s    1736 2004                                                     .43  .66  .67  .54  .47  .64  .50B .59  .72  .70
  35 AX26s    1797 2004                                                               .53  .58  .65  .75  .67  .60  .65  .70
  36 AX27n    1678 2004                                           .60  .66  .67  .62  .48  .54  .68  .70  .76  .69  .63  .77
  37 AX27s    1760 2004                                                          .62  .65  .69  .76  .77  .68  .25A .26A .66
  38 AX28     1804 2004                                                                    .58  .50  .48  .63  .52  .39  .46
 Av segment correlation   .36  .37  .44  .47  .64  .65  .65  .71  .71  .70  .66  .67  .60  .54  .57  .68  .70  .64  .64  .63
 PART 5:  CORRELATION OF SERIES BY SEGMENTS: Ankhny Khoton                                         17:12  Fri 28 Oct 2011  Page   6
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 Correlations of  50-year dated segments, lagged  25 years
 Flags:  A = correlation under   .3281 but highest as dated;  B = correlation higher at other than dated position

 Seq Series  Time_span   1975
                         2024
 --- -------- ---------  ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
   2 AX17nw   1483 2004   .57
   3 AXb01s   1748 2004   .67
   4 AX02s    1664 2004   .69
   6 AXa04se  1708 2004   .63
   7 AX04n    1544 2004   .59
   8 AX04nw   1608 2004   .37
   9 AX05e    1681 2004   .63
  10 AXa05e   1587 2004   .47
  12 AXa06nw  1550 2004   .53
  13 AXa06se  1565 2004   .69
  14 AX06ne   1745 2004   .71
  15 AX07w    1671 2004   .58
  16 AX08nw   1694 2004   .64
  18 AX15se   1742 2004   .81
  19 AX16se   1584 2004   .63
  20 AX16sw   1639 2004   .76
  21 AX17se   1595 2004   .76
  22 AX18sw   1800 2004   .69
  23 AX19sw   1764 2004   .54
  24 AX20se   1669 2004   .52
  25 AX20sw   1692 2004   .70
  26 AX21s    1787 2004   .53
  27 AX21w    1765 2004   .70
  28 AX22n    1800 2004   .50
  29 AX22s    1770 2004   .32A
  30 AX23e    1684 2004   .73
  31 AX23n    1655 2004   .72
  32 AX24n    1797 2004   .72
  33 AX24s    1756 2004   .60
  34 AX25s    1736 2004   .70
  35 AX26s    1797 2004   .67
  36 AX27n    1678 2004   .79
  37 AX27s    1760 2004   .68
  38 AX28     1804 2004   .42
 Av segment correlation   .63
 PART 7:  DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: Ankhny Khoton                                                    17:12  Fri 28 Oct 2011  Page  10
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                                                Corr   //-------- Unfiltered --------\\  //---- Filtered -----\\
                           No.    No.    No.    with   Mean   Max     Std   Auto   Mean   Max     Std   Auto  AR
 Seq Series   Interval   Years  Segmt  Flags   Master  msmt   msmt    dev   corr   sens  value    dev   corr  ()
 --- -------- ---------  -----  -----  -----   ------ -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  --
   1 AX04w    1469 1986    518     20      0    .580    .59   1.88   .272   .705   .280   2.69   .312   .022   2
   2 AX17nw   1483 2004    522     21      1    .590    .51   1.74   .280   .727   .335   2.64   .415   .000   3
   3 AXb01s   1748 2004    257     11      0    .710    .42   1.00   .182   .543   .336   2.57   .339  -.005   2
   4 AX02s    1664 2004    341     14      0    .677    .42   1.18   .173   .665   .247   2.89   .335   .032   1
   5 AXa03    1690 1946    257     10      2    .509    .47   1.17   .218   .810   .224   2.59   .348  -.041   1
   6 AXa04se  1708 2004    297     12      0    .694    .66   2.41   .420   .833   .289   2.52   .304  -.006   1
   7 AX04n    1544 2004    461     19      0    .684    .51   1.67   .258   .769   .261   2.78   .423   .037   1
   8 AX04nw   1608 2004    397     16      0    .662    .65   1.77   .221   .565   .241   2.67   .366   .021   1
   9 AX05e    1681 2004    324     13      4    .514    .51   1.91   .327   .799   .296   2.70   .304   .009   1
  10 AXa05e   1587 2004    418     17      0    .576    .33   1.79   .224   .842   .303   2.73   .326  -.015   2
  11 AXa05w   1587 1893    307     12      0    .515    .39   1.20   .271   .860   .317   2.64   .409   .013   1
  12 AXa06nw  1550 2004    455     18      0    .564    .61   2.01   .339   .807   .269   2.53   .273  -.048   7
  13 AXa06se  1565 2004    440     18      0    .685    .40   1.50   .176   .629   .290   2.63   .320  -.032   1
  14 AX06ne   1745 2004    260     11      1    .628   1.10   3.46   .537   .841   .223   2.56   .358  -.019   2
  15 AX07w    1671 2004    334     14      0    .646    .65   3.83   .493   .826   .300   2.54   .351  -.007   2
  16 AX08nw   1694 2004    311     13      0    .709    .49   1.39   .274   .853   .259   2.63   .420  -.030   3
  17 AX10nw   1674 1922    249     10      0    .560    .21    .45   .079   .427   .318   2.67   .416  -.030   1
  18 AX15se   1742 2004    263     11      0    .664    .84   2.38   .413   .770   .251   2.60   .333  -.054   2
  19 AX16se   1584 2004    421     17      0    .696    .26    .68   .131   .628   .387   2.61   .414  -.004   4
  20 AX16sw   1639 2004    366     15      0    .666    .30   1.05   .179   .779   .322   2.58   .357   .013   3
  21 AX17se   1595 2004    410     17      0    .710    .59   1.24   .251   .684   .306   2.63   .397   .004   1
  22 AX18sw   1800 2004    205      8      0    .702   1.17   4.55   .838   .868   .264   2.73   .377  -.016   1
  23 AX19sw   1764 2004    241     10      0    .654    .76   2.72   .391   .770   .255   2.45   .341   .015   1
  24 AX20se   1669 2004    336     14      0    .653    .49   1.13   .183   .783   .195   2.50   .270   .021   1
  25 AX20sw   1692 2004    313     13      0    .688    .57   1.20   .197   .712   .214   2.60   .318   .007   1
  26 AX21s    1787 2004    218      9      1    .521    .72   1.63   .331   .732   .250   2.56   .337  -.032   3
  27 AX21w    1765 2004    240     10      1    .557    .73   3.15   .418   .797   .223   2.88   .415  -.050   1
  28 AX22n    1800 2004    205      8      0    .636    .63   1.45   .265   .770   .227   2.64   .374   .020   1
  29 AX22s    1770 2004    235     10      2    .592    .62   3.32   .347   .570   .312   2.87   .382  -.033   2
  30 AX23e    1684 2004    321     13      0    .661    .95   2.55   .423   .801   .207   2.51   .309  -.005   3
  31 AX23n    1655 2004    350     14      1    .646    .87   2.96   .406   .780   .220   2.62   .365   .004   1
  32 AX24n    1797 2004    208      9      0    .656    .73   1.46   .265   .737   .214   2.65   .375   .060   1
  33 AX24s    1756 2004    249     10      0    .605    .41   1.13   .196   .720   .299   2.62   .383   .035   2
  34 AX25s    1736 2004    269     11      1    .595    .98   2.61   .478   .851   .228   2.53   .346  -.010   3
  35 AX26s    1797 2004    208      9      0    .618    .80   1.73   .275   .645   .248   2.40   .264  -.003   2
  36 AX27n    1678 2004    327     13      0    .646    .63   1.60   .253   .755   .246   2.72   .360   .055   1
  37 AX27s    1760 2004    245     10      2    .602    .38   1.09   .187   .759   .239   2.60   .365  -.014   1
  38 AX28     1804 2004    201      8      0    .467   1.61   3.70   .593   .758   .193   2.65   .374  -.037   2
 --- -------- ---------  -----  -----  -----   ------ -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  --
 Total or mean:          11979    488     16    .628    .60   4.55   .296   .740   .270   2.89   .354  -.002