Dendrochronology: Determining Reference Ecosystems and the Historical Range of Variability Each and every year‚ trees record information within their growing rings and dendrochronology is the study of these tree-rings. Although tree-ring analysis is limited by the spatial scale of the climates where trees can grow and the temporal scale of the oldest possible age of a tree in a study area (183636 years ago)‚ it has proven to be a crucial tool in paleoclimatology and paleoecology. “To understand
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The Alpine Fault Investigate the evidence relating to geological event(s) Micheal Munro AS91412 Intro The Alpine fault is the boundary of the Pacific oceanic plate and the continental Australian plate. It is located almost through the entire south island of New Zealand extending about 600 Km across it1. It is one of the world’s major geological features and is responsible for the amazing Southern Alps. Each time it has ruptured it has moved both vertically as well as horizontally. Some believe
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Dating Methods Method Details Dendrochronology Counting tree rings‚ based on the fact that trees grow by adding a ring to the truck each year. Wood structures found (homes)‚ pillar‚ boat (maritime features)‚ ornaments‚ inscriptions in wood‚ furniture Pollen Analysis Useful in bogs and marshes‚ where pollen grains are taken from a layer of the bog then examined by microscopes Wood products‚ plants/flowers‚ animals‚ crops (types of food)‚ human remains Stratification When the archaeologists
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| AMS DATING (Acceleration‚ Mass‚ spectrometry) | Organic Materials | From 400-70000 years old. | Quicker results‚ much more expensive. Also more accurate‚ less samples needed and less possibility of contamination. | TREE-RING DATING (DENDROCHRONOLOGY) | Trees or any timber object made from trees. | | Counted by looking at a cross section of the tree‚ looking at how many rings‚ the ring on the inner most centre is the first growth‚ and the outside ring is the last. | THERMOLUMINESCENCE
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Background P. elliottii x P. caribaea is a fast growing tree‚ with a good stem form and good branching characteristics. The hybrid produces a stable wood with mature wood properties comparable to or better than those of commercial species such as P. patula‚ P. elliottii and P. taeda. (Malan‚ 2002). Both the parent species used to create this hybrid unfortunately are known to from resin-related defects. It is thus expected that this hybrid suffers from the same resin related defects and there appear
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Morrison’s Beloved draws inspiration from the story of Margaret Garner‚ an escaped slave from Kentucky. Within the novel‚ many symbols are used to provide the characters with various forms of relief from the horrors of slavery. In Beloved‚ trees provide a sense of comfort and healing‚ and help former slaves to cope with their past and present. In the woods‚ “hidden by post oaks [and] five boxwood bushes” Denver finds her comfort amongst the trees (34). Denver’s “emerald closet” provides her a place
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Global warming‚ Ice Core samples‚ Dendrochronology and Peat Bogs. Global warming is the rise of average temperature in the earth’s atmosphere since the late 19th century. Since the beginning of the early 20th century‚ the earths mean surface temperature had increased by around 0.8 degrees. Warming of the climate system had become more obvious and scientists are 90% sure that the main cause of the increase in temperature in due to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases due to human
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Theory or Phantom Time Hypothesis. Although it is not a very widely accepted theory‚ there is a fair amount of evidence to back it up. Time itself has very many definitions‚ the historical records of the time don’t coincide‚ and astronomy and dendrochronology can’t definitively prove the theory wrong. What exactly is time? One of time’s many definitions is “the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other‚ as past‚ present‚ or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded
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Social Study Guide Due Wednesday‚ Jan 19/05 A.) Definitions: 1.) Dimension - is any part of and object or event that can be measured. 2.) Absolute time - is the time measured in precise periods‚ dates or times. 3.) Relative time - is the time measured in relation to other things. 4.) Cyclical time - is a record of natural cycles. 5.) Linear time - is a record of events in sequence from past to the present. 6.) Equinox - is the period when day and night are the same
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Cascadian Tsunami "Barely had they set foot in the city in mourning the death of their benefactor‚ they feel the earth shake beneath their feet‚ the sea rises bubbling in the harbor‚ and breaks the vessels that are to anchor. Swirls of flames and ashes covered the streets and public places; houses collapsed‚ roofs are reversed on the foundations‚ and foundations disperse‚ and thirty thousand inhabitants of all ages and sexes were crushed under the ruins‚ said the sailor‚ whistling and swearing:
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