8:50 - 9:00
9:00 - 10:00
password: "DISC"
VAGANOV Mechanistic model
SPEER Growth structure of wood
BOYER Tree growth woody tissue
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 11:00
Xylogenesis is the study of wood formation. This lecture will focus on southwestern conifers and the impact of bimodal precipitation on ring formation.
11:00 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:00
Crossdating introduction
Paul will lecture on crossdating and introduce his crossdating app. Your homework is to practice on the app until you get a sense of: 1) bar height on the skeleton plots; and 2) range of approximate number of bars per decade as a function of sensitivity.
1:30 - 4:00
Nick
Introduction to Zuni X-Dating exercise. The Zuni collection consists of cross-sections of Douglas-fir collected from the Zuni Mountains in NM. This will be an opportunity to practice skeleton plotting on paper (not virtual!).
3:30 - 4:00
4:00 - 4:30
4:30 - 5:00
(See below!)