Tree-Ring Skeleton Plotting by Computer
| dc.contributor.author | Cropper, John Philip | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-12T20:30:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-12T20:30:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1979 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cropper, J.P. 1979. Tree-ring skeleton plotting by computer. Tree-Ring Bulletin 39:47-60. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0041-2198 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/260438 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Skeleton plotting is an established manual technique for representing the relative narrowness of tree rings in a single radius. These plots can be used as a visual aid to crossdating. This paper describes a method for deriving these plots by computer. The method uses a low-pass digital filter, running means, and standard deviations of ring-width measurements. When the manual and computer plots are compared for the same series, approximately 85% agreement is found. Examples of results are presented for specimens from sensitive, moderate, and complacent sites. FORTRAN program listings are included for two subroutines for (a) identifying small rings and (b) producing the plot. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Tree-Ring Society | en_US |
| dc.relation.url | http://www.treeringsociety.org | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © Tree-Ring Society. All rights reserved. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dendrochronology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tree Rings | en_US |
| dc.subject | Computer Techniques | en_US |
| dc.title | Tree-Ring Skeleton Plotting by Computer | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, The University of Arizona | en_US |
| dc.identifier.journal | Tree-Ring Bulletin | en_US |
| dc.description.collectioninformation | This item is part of the Tree-Ring Research (formerly Tree-Ring Bulletin) archive. It was digitized from a physical copy provided by the Laboratory of Tree-Ring research at The University of Arizona. For more information about this peer-reviewed scholarly journal, please email the Editor of Tree-Ring Research at editor@treeringsociety.org. | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-18T07:22:17Z | |
| html.description.abstract | Skeleton plotting is an established manual technique for representing the relative narrowness of tree rings in a single radius. These plots can be used as a visual aid to crossdating. This paper describes a method for deriving these plots by computer. The method uses a low-pass digital filter, running means, and standard deviations of ring-width measurements. When the manual and computer plots are compared for the same series, approximately 85% agreement is found. Examples of results are presented for specimens from sensitive, moderate, and complacent sites. FORTRAN program listings are included for two subroutines for (a) identifying small rings and (b) producing the plot. |
