DENDROCHRONOLOGY.

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: GEOS 113 or permission of the instructor. Corequisite: GEOS 421L . Introduces the science of tree ring analysis known as dendrochronology. This sub-discipline of physical geography is the application and study of tree rings as indicators of environmental phenomena in the surrounding environment. Students gain exposure to the fundamentals of tree-ring science, the history of the discipline, and various uses of tree rings in scientific research. Companion course to GEOS 421L .