Principal Components Analysis of Tree-Ring Sites
| dc.contributor.author | Peters, Kenneth | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jacoby, Gordon C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cook, Edward R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-12T21:34:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-12T21:34:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1981 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Peters, K., Jacoby, G.C., Cook, E.R. 1981. Principal components analysis of tree-ring sites. Tree-Ring Bulletin 41:1-19. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0041-2198 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/260990 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A principal components model for analyzing tree-ring data is presented which allows one to examine site heterogeneity and to compose chronologies of a new kind in a conceptually unified and computationally efficient manner. Using this model, one can develop chronologies that correlate better with local climate data than the standard chronology for a site and which can be tested for time stability within the framework of the model. The numerical procedures are described and applied to a specific tree site to illustrate their use and their usefulness. The tree-ring width data tested is from a white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench.] Voss) site in the forest-tundra ecotone of Yukon Territory. The results from the study of this and other sites indicate that more climatic information can be extracted using these techniques. | |
| 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 | Dendroclimatology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Statistical Analysis | en_US |
| dc.title | Principal Components Analysis of Tree-Ring Sites | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York | 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 | 2018-08-26T22:58:04Z | |
| html.description.abstract | A principal components model for analyzing tree-ring data is presented which allows one to examine site heterogeneity and to compose chronologies of a new kind in a conceptually unified and computationally efficient manner. Using this model, one can develop chronologies that correlate better with local climate data than the standard chronology for a site and which can be tested for time stability within the framework of the model. The numerical procedures are described and applied to a specific tree site to illustrate their use and their usefulness. The tree-ring width data tested is from a white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench.] Voss) site in the forest-tundra ecotone of Yukon Territory. The results from the study of this and other sites indicate that more climatic information can be extracted using these techniques. |
