Dendroclimatic Studies (eBook)

Rosanne D'Arrigo, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA Nicole Davi, William Paterson University and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA Gordon Jacoby, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA Rob Wilson, University of St. Andrews, UK and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA Greg Wiles, The College of Wooster and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA

Preface v

Acknowledgments vii

1. Introduction 1

1.1. Overview 1

1.2. Basic Tree-Ring Principles 1

1.3. Polar Amplification of Global Warming and Impacts on
Forests 3

1.4. "Northern Archive" Synthesis 6

2. Tree-Ring Investigations at Northern Latitudes 7

2.1. Initial Studies 7

2.2. Site Selection 8

2.3. Tree-Ring Parameters and Processing: Ring Width and Maximum
Latewood Density 9

3. Selected Local to Regional TRL-LDEO Northern Tree-Ring
Studies 13

4. The Broader Context of Northern Dendroclimatic Studies
19

4.1. North America 19

4.2. Eurasia 21

4.3. Tree-Ring Chronology Networks 21

5. Temperature Reconstructions for the Northern Hemisphere
23

5.1. Initial Attempts 23

5.2. Evolution of NH Temperature Reconstructions 25

5.3. Reconstructed NH Temperature Trends 31

5.4. Standardization of NH Tree-Ring Temperature Reconstructions
33

6. Tree Growth Issues in the Anthropogenic Era: CO2
Fertilization and the "Divergence Problem" 37

6.1. CO2 Fertilization 37

6.2. The Divergence Problem 38

7. Conclusions and Future Challenges 43

Glossary 51

References 57

Core TRL-LDEO Publications on Northern Forests 67

Index 75

Color plate section is located between pages 36 and
37.

"I enjoyed the short format, and would support the production of further AGU OPUS themed syntheses, but would respectfully suggest that the programme reviews the format to permit a wider scope for general themes and greater detail for more specialist topics." (The Holocene, 1 February 2015)