Principal Components Analysis of Tree -ring Sites

نویسندگان

  • KENNETH PETERS
  • GORDON C. JACOBY
  • EDWARD R. COOK
چکیده

A principal components model for analyzing tree -ring data is presented which allows one to examine site heterogeneity and to compose chronologies of a new kind in a conceptually unified and computationally efficient manner. Using this model, one can develop chronologies that correlate better with local climate data than the standard chronology for a site and which can be tested for time stability within the framework of the model. The numerical procedures are described and applied to a specific tree site to illustrate their use and their usefulness. The tree -ring width data tested is from a white spruce (Picea glauca [ Moench.] Voss) site in the forest -tundra ecotone of Yukon Territory. The results from the study of this and other sites indicate that more climatic information can be extracted using these techniques. Es wird ein Hauptkomponentenmodell zur Jahrringanalyse vorgestellt, mit dem die Standortsheterogenität geprüft werden kann und das die Bildung neuartiger Chronologien in konzeptionell vereinheitlichter und rechnerisch effizienter Weise ermöglicht. Mit Hilfe dieses Models können Chronologien entwickelt werden, die besser mit dem Lokalklima korrelieren als die Standardchronologie eines Standortes und die auf ihre zeitliche Homogenität him überprüfbar sind. Die numerischen Verfahren werden beschrieben und auf einen Baumstandort angewandt, um ihren Gebrauch und ihren Nutzen zu illustrieren. Die Jahrringdaten stammen von einem WeißfichtenStandort (Picea glauca [Moench.] Voss) in der WaldTundra des Yukon Gebietes. Die Ergebnisse für diese und andere Standorte zeigen, daß mit dem beschriebenen Verfahren mehr KlimaInformation gewonnen werden kann. Un modèle d'analyse en composante principale destiné à l'étude des données dendrochronologiques est présenté. Celui -ci permet d'examiner l'hétérogénéité du site et de composer des chronologies d'un nouveau type d'une mainére homogène sur le plan conceptuel et efficace sur celui des calculs. En utilisant ce modèle, on peut développer des chronologies qui se corrèlent mieux avec les données climatiques locales que les chronologies obtenues de la façon usuelle et qui peuvent être testées pour leur homogénéité temporelle dans le cadre du modèle. Les procédures numériques sont décrites et appliquées à un site particulier pour illustrer leur usage et leur utilité. Les données dendrochronologiques testées proviennent d'une station de "white spruce" (Picea glauca [ Moench.] Voss) dans le milieu de la forêt -tundra dans le territoire du Yukon. Les résultats de l'étude de ce site ainsi que d'autres indiquent que plus d'informations climatiques peuvent être retirées en utilisant ces techniques.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012