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dendroclimatology|ˌdɛndrəʊklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ|
[f. dendro- + climatology.]
The study of past climates by the examination of the annual growth rings in (ancient) timber.
1953E. Schulman in Tree-Ring Bull. XIX. 22 It is important in both dendro-climatology and dendro-archaeology to consider the frequency of occurrence and areal distribution of non-usable ring series in species commonly suitable for such analysis. 1978Nature 4 May 40/2 This has been undertaken to obtain past climate information from the isotope ratios of the hydrogen, oxygen and carbon isotope ratios in the various constituents of wood by workers in the embryonic science of isotope dendroclimatology. 1981New Scientist 19 Feb. 462/1 Dendroclimatology is a young but increasingly important branch of science. Tree rings are, in effect, a ‘diary’ of weather in the past. |