Reconstructing large-scale climatic patterns from tree-ring data
- Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Lab. of Tree-Ring Research
This book describes Harold Fritts's work developing methodologies for reconstructing tree-ring chronologies that can be used to provide models for understanding climate variations over the past several centuries. The time series and patterns of climate change for North America from 1602 to 1963, provide a basis for comparison with what can be reconstructed of climatic patterns in other parts of the world. In describing experiments and analyses that were conducted over fifteen years, Fritts focuses on how he developed and tested a set of equations for reconstructing this 400-year climate history from tree rings. He documents in detail the procedures used to obtain climatic reconstructions and shows how he was able to apply these data to climatic questions.
- OSTI ID:
- 5321264
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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