Climate Change and Dendroclimatology (Tree-Ring Dating)

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Climate Change and Dendroclimatology (Tree-Ring Dating)
Learn about dendroclimatology—the study of the relationship between climate and the annual growth rings of trees. Steven Chischilly, a professor of environmental science, talks about his research on how climatic conditions, such as moisture and precipitation, contribute to tree growth rates and the amount of carbon that is stored by a tree in different years. He is correlating historical weather station data about the Navajo Nation with growth rings.