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dendrochronology - definition and meaning
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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noun biology, archaeology The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation .
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dendro- + chronology
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The use of tree rings to measure past temperature - properly known as dendrochronology - has long been problematical.
The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public 2009
It can afford geophysics on every dig, and other techniques such as dendrochronology as required.
What’s the Hurry, Time Team? 2009
It can afford geophysics on every dig, and other techniques such as dendrochronology as required.
What’s the Hurry, Time Team? 2009
[Link] I don't know about this "dendrochronology " stuff (sounds to me like some sort of pagan tree-worship), but I do know that the Balch House (pictured below in a very, very old photograph) looks very, very old to me.
This Old House Is Older Than Yours 2006
For more on the fascinating subject of tree-ring dating, called dendrochronology , see "If a Tree Falls ...
Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004
Remember -- the accuracy of these figures, combined with temperature proxies such as dendrochronology (tree ring growth analysis) is crucial as they are used to plot past temperature / CO2 correlations.
American Thinker 2009
Dr. Arthur V. Chadwick, PhD, Geologist, dendrochronology (analyzing tree rings to determine past climate) lecturing, Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas, U.S.A.
Think Progress » Avatar director wants to ‘shoot it out’ with ‘asshole’ Glenn Beck and climate-denier ‘boneheads.’ 2010
The scientists in question chose to ignore dendrochronology data that disagreed with their other findings.
Palin calls for Obama to boycott climate change conference 2009
"We're going to send timber samples to a laboratory to do dendrochronology that will help us to get a sense of when the boat was constructed," McDonald said.
Old ship hull unearthed at World Trade Center site in New York City 2010
"We're going to send timber samples to a laboratory to do dendrochronology that will help us to get a sense of when the boat was constructed," said McDonald.
18th Century Ship Found At World Trade Center Site (VIDEO) 2010
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The study of tree rings, both to find a tree's age and to study past events and climate change.
March 6, 2007