Overview In this exercise, you learn how to use an industry-standard software application to confirm visual cross-dating through statistical measures of similarity or dissimilarity. We'll use the program COFECHA to assess the quality of cross-dating in one set of tree-ring width measurements and to identify potential dating errors in another set.
Instructions for exercise [PDF]
Ring-width measurements for Cat Mesa, New Mexico: [RWL]
Ring-width measurements for another ring-width record from NM: [RWL]
The set of 'problematic' ring-width measurements: [RWL]
Due Please submit a written (typed) response to both sets of questions from Part One and Part 2 at the beginning of class on Thursday, October 11. We'll discuss your findings in class on October 18 ('Sampling strategies').
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