Tests of the RCS Method for Preserving Low-Frequency Variability in Long Tree-Ring Chronologies
dc.contributor.author | Esper, Jan | |
dc.contributor.author | Cook, Edward R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Krusic, Paul J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Peters, Kenneth | |
dc.contributor.author | Schweingruber, Fritz H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-13T19:39:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-12-13T19:39:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Esper, J., Cook, E.R., Krusic, P.J., Peters, K., Schweingruber, F.H. 2003. Tests of the RCS method for preserving low-frequency variability in long tree-ring chronologies. Tree-Ring Research 59(2):81-98. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2162-4585 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1536-1098 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/262573 | |
dc.description.abstract | To preserve multi-centennial length variability in annual tree-ring chronologies, the Regional Curve Standardization (RCS) method calculates anomalies from a regionally common, non-climatic age-trend function. The influence of various factors on the estimation of the regional curve (RC) and resulting RCS- chronology is discussed. These factors are: the method of calculating anomalies from the age-trend function, estimation of the true pith offset, the number of series used, species composition, and site characteristics. By applying RCS to a collection of millennium-length tree-ring data sets, the potential and limitations of the RCS method are investigated. RCS is found to be reasonably robust with respect to tested factors, suggesting the method is a suitable tool for preserving low-frequency variance in long tree-ring chronologies. | |
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 | RCS Method | en_US |
dc.subject | Low Frequency | en_US |
dc.subject | Long-Term Chronology | en_US |
dc.subject | Climate | en_US |
dc.title | Tests of the RCS Method for Preserving Low-Frequency Variability in Long Tree-Ring Chronologies | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Tree-Ring Laboratory, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY | en_US |
dc.identifier.journal | Tree-Ring Research | 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 | 2018-06-26T09:30:37Z | |
html.description.abstract | To preserve multi-centennial length variability in annual tree-ring chronologies, the Regional Curve Standardization (RCS) method calculates anomalies from a regionally common, non-climatic age-trend function. The influence of various factors on the estimation of the regional curve (RC) and resulting RCS- chronology is discussed. These factors are: the method of calculating anomalies from the age-trend function, estimation of the true pith offset, the number of series used, species composition, and site characteristics. By applying RCS to a collection of millennium-length tree-ring data sets, the potential and limitations of the RCS method are investigated. RCS is found to be reasonably robust with respect to tested factors, suggesting the method is a suitable tool for preserving low-frequency variance in long tree-ring chronologies. |