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In Chapters 3 and 4, the current extent of the dendroclimatological data base is reviewed and the prospects for expansion in space and time are assessed. The geographical areas referred to in these two chapters reflect areas of research activity rather than climatically or dendrochronologically distinct regions. The climatologists present at the Second International Workshop on Global Dendroclimatology played an active part in the discussions and research priorities were assessed on both climatological and dendrochronological grounds. This was the first time that the potential users of dendroclimatic data had been directly involved at this early stage of the reconstruction process and it proved of great value. Knowledge of the characteristics of the spatial patterns of climatic variation evident in instrumental records was used to guide sampling strategies, alongside the more commonly used principles of dendrochronology.