/ edited by Malcolm K. Hughes, Thomas W. Swetnam, Henry F. Diaz
Dordrecht ;New York
: Springer,
, c2011.
xii, 365 p. , ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) , 24 cm.
(Developments in paleoenvironmental research,1571-5299
; v. 11.)
Print
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.