Reconstruction of Past Climatic Variability
Abstract
The following are among the achievements made during the first 3 years of a 5-year project to reconstruct past climatic fluctuations in the Northern Hemisphere from variations in the growth rings of trees: (1) Growing international collaboration stimulated by this research effort; (2) Development of 127 high-quality tree-ring chronologies from North America and Europe; (3) The establishment of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank; (4) Evaluation of multivariate techniques for calibration and analysis; and (5) The selection of a revised data set for reconstructing North American climate. These results will be used to improve reconstructions of past climate and to expand them to eastern North America and Europe.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA024276
Entities
People
- E. Dewitt
- G. R. Lofgren
- Harold C. Fritts
- K. B. Mcdougall
- T. J. Blasing
Organizations
- University of Arizona