dendrogeomorphology

[‚den·drō‚gē·ō·mȯr′fäl·ə·jē]

(geography)

The use of tree-ring data to study earth surface processes. Scientists can date when trees were killed (by dating the outer ring of the tree) or bent (by analyzing when dramatic changes in tree growth occurred) by mass movements, such as landslides and snow avalanches.

References in periodicals archive

Glacial landforms, tree rings: dendrogeomorphology. In Encyclopedia of Quaternary Sciences, Vol.

Influence of climate on Scots pine growth on dry and wet soils near Lake Engure in Latvia/Kliima moju hariliku manni kasvule kuival ja marjal pinnasel Engure jarve aares Latis

Since then, a variety of further applications have been reported [e.g., 19-21] and the term 'dendrogeomorphology' has been widely accepted and firmly established for such studies [22].

Dendrogeomorphology // Glacial landforms, tree rings.

Impact of underground mining of oil shale in Northeastern Estonia on Scots pine and Norway spruce growing thereon

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