News tagged with annual rings

Australia's climate: Drought and flooding in annual rings of tropical trees

Annual rings are acclaimed in representing natural climate archives. For the temperate latitudes it is known that the growth of these annual rings depend mainly on temperature and precipitation. In the tropics, however, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jun 11, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (6) | 0

Tree-ring science takes on the modern age

Whether it's learning how forests respond to environmental change or answering questions about the history of ancient cultures, trees continue to be a solid source of information for many kinds of researchers.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Feb 24, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0