Premium
Vessel anomalies in Quercus macrocarpa tree rings associated with recent floods along the Red River of the North, United States
Author(s) -
Wertz Erika L.,
St. George Scott,
Zeleznik Joseph D.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/2012wr012900
Subject(s) - dendrochronology , flood myth , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , historical record , key (lock) , physical geography , tree (set theory) , environmental science , geology , climatology , archaeology , ecology , history , biology , mathematics , geotechnical engineering , mathematical analysis , memoir , art history
Key Points Hydrological records are often too short to estimate extreme floods accurately Oaks growing along the Red River of the North preserve evidence of recent floods Tree rings could be used to estimate flood history prior to the 20th century