Measuring and data processing in tree-ring research - A methodological introduction

Dendrochronologia

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 203-216

  Bräker, Otto U ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concepts; Dendrochronology; Measurements; Methods; Statistics; Techniques

Indexed keywords

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 3543065674     PISSN: 11257865     EISSN: 16120051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1125-7865-00017     Document Type: Article

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