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DENDROCHRONOLOGY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood biology
1, record 1, English, wood%20biology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The study of the anatomy and dendrochronology of trees and other ligneous plants. 1, record 1, English, - wood%20biology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biologie du bois
1, record 1, French, biologie%20du%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discipline qui étudie l'anatomie et la dendrochronologie des arbres et des autres plantes ligneuses. 1, record 1, French, - biologie%20du%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Little Ice Age
1, record 2, English, Little%20Ice%20Age
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- LIA 2, record 2, English, LIA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Minor Ice Age 3, record 2, English, Minor%20Ice%20Age
correct
- little ice age 4, record 2, English, little%20ice%20age
- minor Ice Age 5, record 2, English, minor%20Ice%20Age
- minor ice age 6, record 2, English, minor%20ice%20age
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cool, brief interval in an otherwise warm interglacial stage. 7, record 2, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Over the last 2,000 years the most widespread changes observed in the climate record are those associated with the Medieval Warm Epoch (approximately 800 to 1200 AD) and the Little Ice Age (approximately 1400 to 1800 AD). ... The Little Ice Age, however, seems to have been more nearly global, but, again, substantial differences can be seen when time series from different regions are compared. The cause of the Little Ice Age is not known. 8, record 2, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Glaciers and ice caps have experienced negative mass balances and have been retreating since the end of the Little Ice Age in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... The end of the Little Ice Age occurred earliest mid-1800s for interior mountains of northern mid-latitudes, such as the European Alps, and took place latest early 1900s on islands of the South Pacific, as in New Zealand. The end of the Little Ice Age is just beginning to have an effect in Antarctica. 9, record 2, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally employed for a mid-Holocene event in the Yosemite area, California, about 3000 years B.P. (Mathes, 1930), [the term Little Ice Age] is also widely used for the 16th- and 18th-century cool phases. 7, record 2, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Litte Ice Age : This term was coined by F. E. Matthes(1942) to refer to the "subatlantic"(as used by palynologists) ;after him, it was used only for the much shorter cold period... defined [as follows :] "Recent phase of glacial advance [which] is generally admitted [to having taken] place within the last 500-700 years. "[Reference : Kaennel/Schweingruber, "Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology, "WSL/Haupt, 1995. ] 10, record 2, English, - Little%20Ice%20Age
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Petit Âge glaciaire
1, record 2, French, Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Petit Âge Glaciaire 2, record 2, French, Petit%20%C3%82ge%20Glaciaire
avoid, masculine noun
- Petit âge glaciaire 3, record 2, French, Petit%20%C3%A2ge%20glaciaire
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- petit âge glaciaire 4, record 2, French, petit%20%C3%A2ge%20glaciaire
avoid, masculine noun
- Petit âge Glaciaire 5, record 2, French, Petit%20%C3%A2ge%20Glaciaire
avoid, masculine noun
- petit âge de glace 6, record 2, French, petit%20%C3%A2ge%20de%20glace
avoid, masculine noun
- Petite ère glaciaire 7, record 2, French, Petite%20%C3%A8re%20glaciaire
avoid, feminine noun
- petite ère glaciaire 8, record 2, French, petite%20%C3%A8re%20glaciaire
avoid, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Épisode climatique caractérisé par des températures plus froides dans la plus grande partie de l'hémisphère nord et qui a duré de 1400 apr. J.-C à 1850 environ. 7, record 2, French, - Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des enregistrements de l'hémisphère nord montrent trois épisodes climatiques principaux. [...] Le premier épisode comprend une période froide aux IXe et Xe siècles suivie par une période chaude («le petit optimum») dont le maximum a eu lieu au XIIe siècle. Surgit ensuite le «petit âge glaciaire», marqué par des conditions plus fraîches entre le XIVe et le XIXe siècles et pour finir, le réchauffement contemporain. 6, record 2, French, - Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le glaciologue Mathes avait aussi donné le nom de «Little Ice Age» à la période froide, plutôt appelée «Early Subboreal Climatic Phase» (entre 2650 et 2050 av. J.C.), ce qui fut longtemps une source de confusion. Le Petit Âge glaciaire se divise en trois phases : a) 1541-1680; b) 1741-1770; c) 1801-1890. 9, record 2, French, - Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans un nom propre composé ou une dénomination, comme dans le surnom d'une région, l'adjectif placé avant le premier substantif [adjectif antéposé] prend la majuscule : [P. ex. :] la Grande-Bretagne, le Moyen-Orient, le Nouveau Monde, le Troisième Reich, les Hautes Études commerciales. 10, record 2, French, - Petit%20%C3%82ge%20glaciaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Climatología
- Glaciología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Pequeña Edad del Hielo
1, record 2, Spanish, Peque%C3%B1a%20Edad%20del%20Hielo
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- pequeña época glacial 2, record 2, Spanish, peque%C3%B1a%20%C3%A9poca%20glacial
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ultima fase del avance de los glaciares que ha tenido lugar entre los siglos XIII y principios del XIX, no se conoce con precisión el intervalo de tiempo ni su duración. [Reference: Kaennel/Schweingruber, "Multilingual Glossary of Dendrochronology", WSL/Haupt, 1995.] 1, record 2, Spanish, - Peque%C3%B1a%20Edad%20del%20Hielo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dendrochronology
1, record 3, English, dendrochronology
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tree-ring chronology 2, record 3, English, tree%2Dring%20chronology
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The study of annual "growth rings" of trees for dating of the recent past. 2, record 3, English, - dendrochronology
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dendrochronologie
1, record 3, French, dendrochronologie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Datation par les anneaux de croissance des arbres. 2, record 3, French, - dendrochronologie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce] genre de mesure permet [...] d'avoir une idée de l'âge d'un arbre actuel, d'après le diamètre de son tronc, ou mieux d'après le nombre de ses anneaux d'accroissement. 3, record 3, French, - dendrochronologie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cronología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- dendrocronología
1, record 3, Spanish, dendrocronolog%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estudio de la sección transversal de los anillos de crecimiento para determinar la edad de la madera. 2, record 3, Spanish, - dendrocronolog%C3%ADa
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-08-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Dendrochronology and Dendrogeochemistry Laboratory
1, record 4, English, Dendrochronology%20and%20Dendrogeochemistry%20Laboratory
correct, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This laboratory, which uses sequences of growth rings in trees as bioindicators of natural and anthroprogenic environmental disturbances, includes a high-precision (0.001mm) Unislide micrometerand Metronics Inc. QC-1000 acquisition system for computer data transfer. In particular, this system permits the production and statistical processing of tree growth patterns. Geological Survey of Canada. 1, record 4, English, - Dendrochronology%20and%20Dendrogeochemistry%20Laboratory
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Laboratoire de dendrochronologie et de dendrogéochimie
1, record 4, French, Laboratoire%20de%20dendrochronologie%20et%20de%20dendrog%C3%A9ochimie
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reposant sur l'utilisation des séquences des anneaux de croissance des arbres comme bio-indicateurs des perturbations environnementales naturelles et anthropiques, les installations comprennent un micromètre Unislide de haute précision (0,001mm) relié à un système d'acquisition QC-1000 de Metronics Inc. permettant le transfert des données sur ordinateur. Ce système permet notamment la production et le traitement statistique des configurations de croissance des arbres. Commission géologique du Canada. 1, record 4, French, - Laboratoire%20de%20dendrochronologie%20et%20de%20dendrog%C3%A9ochimie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-06-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Chronology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cross-dating
1, record 5, English, cross%2Ddating
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- cross-correlation 2, record 5, English, cross%2Dcorrelation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The synchronisation of two ring patterns by means of a good visual agreement backed by a sound statistical test of significance, for the purpose of chronology building, comparison of chronologies, or dating. 1, record 5, English, - cross%2Ddating
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The process of comparing the patterns of wide and narrow annual rings in one tree with those in another is called cross-dating and is the fundamental basis of dendrochronology. 3, record 5, English, - cross%2Ddating
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cross-dating means the synchronisation of two ring patterns by means of a good visual agreement backed by a sound statistical test of significance. 4, record 5, English, - cross%2Ddating
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Any dendrochronological study involves the establishment of cross-correlations between ring patterns. This is true for chronology extension, dating against floating, or standard chronologies and comparison of chronologies from different areas .... Figure 2 shows a cross-correlation established on the basis of a signature pattern occurring in each of three Irish oak samples. The wide signature ring for the year A.D. 1580 is indicated in each case. 2, record 5, English, - cross%2Ddating
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Chronologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- datation par recoupement
1, record 5, French, datation%20par%20recoupement
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- synchronisation 2, record 5, French, synchronisation
correct, feminine noun
- interdatation 3, record 5, French, interdatation
correct, feminine noun
- datation croisée 4, record 5, French, datation%20crois%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Superposition de courbes dendrochronologiques dans leurs positions de correspondance maximale, pour des fins de constitution de chronologies, de vérification de chronologies ou de datation. 5, record 5, French, - datation%20par%20recoupement
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut donc, après avoir mesuré l'épaisseur des cernes sous microscope puis établi des diagrammes, comparer les rythmes de croissance d'une série d'échantillons dont on veut vérifier la contemporanéité. Cette opération visant ainsi l'établissement de chronologies relatives, se nomme «synchronisation» ou «interdatation» et est facilitée lorsqu'apparaissent des pics ou dépressions plus systématiquement marqués. 3, record 5, French, - datation%20par%20recoupement
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La synchronisation ou datation croisée consiste à identifier dans deux ou plusieurs courbes dendrochronologiques les séquences contemporaines. Cette synchronisation est basée sur un fait d'observation : quand on compare plusieurs courbes, le maximum de ressemblance est généralement atteint lorsqu'on les superpose exactement, années contemporaines sur années contemporaines. Dans ce cas, la plupart des points remarquables (maxima et minima) coïncident, de même que le sens de la variation d'épaisseur entre cernes consécutifs (variation positive ou négative). 4, record 5, French, - datation%20par%20recoupement
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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