Comment on cp-2016-9
2016
While the authors have addressed the remarks of Reviewer #1 in a reasonable and adequate way, I see some methodological problems, mainly with the RCS (baspois) application:1: Did you use pith offset (or for your case of Basal-Area-RC distance to pith) estimates?I cannot find it in the text.If not, why?Omitting pith offset estimates will lower your RC and ultimately introduce a fake negative trend in the early years of your chronology.In your case of inversion a positive biased trend, which could be amplified when using Basal-Area.See Briffa & Melvin 2011 ∼"A closer look on RCS..." and Klesse & Frank 2013 (attached).2. You include old ITRDB datasets from the 1980s.