I've decided to re-arrange our class schedule, so next week we'll discuss proxy records of severe drought during the past millennium. We'll talk about a pair of recent tree-ring papers that have had a big impact on discussions of water resources in the western US and interconnections between this region and the broader climate system.
Meko Geophysical Research Letters 2007.pdf
We'll also read a classic paper that used a very simple approach - dating dead, submerged tree stumps - to make very powerful inferences about drought in California during the medieval period.
Also a reminder: I'll make slides for the major figures from the papers but please bring your own copies of the articles.
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