tree-ring research

Tree Ring Lab

Tree Ring Research Laboratory

PI(s):

Dr. Edward R. Cook

PI(s):

Dr. Gordon C. Jacoby

PI(s):

Dr. Rosanne D'Arrigo

PI(s):

Dr. Brendan M. Buckley

Tree-Ring Lab (TRL) scientists are dedicated to expanding the use and application of tree-ring research around the world to improve our understanding of past climate and environmental history.

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Tree Ring Research Laboratory

Name	Title	Fields of interest
Dr. Brendan M. Buckley	Doherty Research Scientist	Dendrochronology, Dendroclimatology, Tropical Forest Ecosystems, Arctic Treeline Studies
Dr. Gordon C. Jacoby	Special Research Scientist
Dr. Rosanne D'Arrigo	Associate Director - Biology and Paleo Environment

Volcanoes Cool the Tropics, Say Researchers
January 06, 2009
But Global Warming May Have Helped Override Some Recent Eruptions

Climate researchers have shown that big volcanic eruptions over the past 450 years have temporarily cooled weather in the tropics—but suggest that such effects may have been masked in the 20^th century by rising global temperatures
‘Killer’ Southeast Drought Low on Scale, Says Study
September 30, 2009
A 2005-2007 dry spell in the southeastern United States destroyed billions of dollars of crops, drained municipal reservoirs and sparked legal wars among a half-dozen states—but the havoc came not from exceptional dryness but booming population and bad planning, says a new study.


	Tree Rings, Climate Change and the Rainy Season
	A Natural History of the Palisades	Part of the Public Lecture Series