| Description |
xii, 365 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), graphs, tables ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Developments in paleoenvironmental research,
1571-5299 ;
v. 11
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Developments in paleoenvironmental research ; v. 11.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Introductory section. High-resolution paleoclimatology / Raymond S. Bradley ; Dendroclimatology in high-resolution paleoclimatology / Malcolm K. Hughes -- Pt. II. Scientific bases of dendroclimatology. How well understood are the processes that create dendroclimatic records? A mechanistic model of the climatic control on conifer tree-ring growth dynamics / Eugene A. Vaganov, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, and Michael N. Evans ; Uncertainty, emergence, and statistics in dendrochronology / Edward R. Cook and Neil Pederson ; A closer look at regional curve standardization of tree-ring records : justification of the need, a warning of some pitfalls, and suggested improvements in its application / Keith R. Briffa and Thomas M. Melvin ; Stable isotopes in dendroclimatology : moving beyond 'potential' / Mary Gagen ... [et al.] -- Pt. III. Reconstruction of climate patterns and values relative to today's climate. Dendroclimatology from regional to continental scales : understanding regional processes to reconstruct large-scale climatic variations across the western Americas / Ricardo Villalba ... [et al.] -- Pt. IV. Applications of dendroclimatology. Application of streamflow reconstruction to water resources management / David M. Meko and Connie A. Woodhouse ; Climatic inferences from dendroecological reconstructions / Thomas W. Swetnam and Peter M. Brown ; North American tree rings, climatic extremes, and social disasters / David W. Stahle and Jeffrey S. Dean -- Pt. V. Overview. Tree rings and climate : sharpening the focus / Malcolm K. Hughes, Henry F. Diaz, and Thomas W. Swetnam. |
| Subject |
Dendroclimatology.
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Dendroclimatology. |
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Climatic changes -- Measurement.
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Climatic changes -- Measurement. |
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Climatic changes. |
| Added Author |
Hughes, M. K.
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Swetnam, Thomas W.
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Diaz, Henry F.
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| ISBN |
9781402040108 hardback |
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1402040105 hardback |
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9781402057250 e-ISBN |
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1402057253 e-ISBN |
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