Dendroclimatic Studies Tree Growth and Climate Change in Northern Forests

Dendroclimatic Studies at the North American Tree Line presents an overview of the current state of dendroclimatology, its contributions over the past few decades, and its future potential. The material included is not useful not only to those who generate tree-ring records of past climate-dendroclimatologists, but also to users of their results-climatologists, hydrologists, ecologists and archeologists.

In summary, this book:

• Sheds light on recent and future climate trends by assessing long term past climatic variations from tree rings
• Is a timely coverage of a crucial topic in climate science portraying recent warming trends which are of serious concern today
• Features well-reputed scientists highlighting new advanced methodologies to reconstruct past climate change
• Models the tree growth environmental response

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
 

1. Introduction                                                                                                                       

                        1.1. Overview                                                                                    

                        1.2. Basic Tree-Ring Principles                                                          

                        1.3. Polar Amplification                                                                     

                        1.4. Northern Archive synthesis                                                         

2. Tree-Ring Investigations at Northern Latitudes                                                    

                        2.1. Initial Studies                                                                              

                        2.2. Site Selection                                                                              

                        2.3. Tree-Ring Parameters and Processing                                          

3. Local to Regional-Scale Temperature-Sensitive Studies of TRL-LDEO                

4. The Broader Context of Northern Dendroclimatic Studies                                  

                        4.1. North America                                                                            

                        4.2. Eurasia                                                                                        

                        4.3. Tree-Ring Chronology Networks                                                

5. Temperature Reconstructions for the Northern Hemisphere                                 

                        5.1. Initial Attempts                                                                           

                        5.2. Evolution of NH Temperature Reconstructions                         

                        5.3. Reconstructed NH Temperature Trends                                     

                        5.4. Standardization of NH Reconstructions                                     

6. Tree Growth in Anthropogenic Era: CO₂ Fertilization; Divergence Problem       

                        6.1. CO₂ Fertilization                                                                         

                        6.2. Divergence Problem                                                                    

7. Conclusions and Future Challenges                                                                       

8. Appendix 1: Products of  Research and Broader Impacts                                    

                        8.1. Monograph                                                                                  

                        8.2. Data                                                                                            

                        8.3. Educational Outreach                                                                 

                        8.4. Post-Doctoral Mentoring                                                            

9. Core Papers                                                                                                            

10. References                                                                                                           

11. Acknowledgements                                                                                             

12. Tables, Figures, Captions and Photographic Archive                                          

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