dendroclimatologyn.
/ˌdɛndrəʊklʌɪməˈtɒlədʒi/ The study of past climates by the examination of the annual growth rings in (ancient) timber.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > [noun] > climatology > types of climatology
bioclimatology1910
palaeoclimatology1916
bioclimatics1921
microclimatology1934
dendroclimatology1953
palaeothermometry1957
1953 E. 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.
1978 Nature 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.
1981 New 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.
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