Chronology Development: Sample preparation, cross-dating (skeleton plots), ring-width measurement, standardization, and assessment of chronology quality;
Dendroclimatic Reconstructions: Response-function and transfer- function analysis;
Applications:
- Dendroarchaeology:Case studies from North America and Russia;
- Dendrohydrology:Regional drought reconstructions for the USA, Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, and Eurasia; Colorado River reconstruction of annual flow; reconstruction of river flow from riparian tree rings;
- Dendroecology: Fire history and climate patterns in conifer forests of USA, North Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean;
- Dendroclimatology: Precipitation and drought index reconstructions in the eastern and western Mediterranean, Eurasia, and the USA;
- Role of Dendrochronology in natural resource management: Collaborative planning for water sustainability in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa.