The Ultimate Tree-Ring Web Pages

Welcome to
Henri D. Grissino-Mayer's

ULTIMATE WEB PAGES ABOUT TREE RINGS AND TREE-RING RESEARCH

Thank you for your interest in my Web pages, designed to be the ULTIMATE resource for information on tree-ring research. I've designed these pages to be easily understood by people at all levels of education, from junior high and high schoolers, to college teachers, to advanced scientists. You won't find anything fancy here - I want these pages to be readable, enjoyable, and educational.

The web pages are divided into several major categories: What's new, Resources, Links to Tree-Ring Sites, Software, Principles, Classic References, a Photo Gallery, a Job Market, and Feedback and Comments. Click on the green navigation buttons to go to any of these. To quickly scan for new items to these web pages, look for "NEW!" throughout the page.

I would especially appreciate your feedback concerning these pages - just click on the "Feedback" button. Enjoy your browse through my Web Pages, and let me know what you think!

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WHAT'S NEW!

First Southeast Asian Dendrochronology Fieldweek and Workshop (23.04.97)
Himalayan Interdisciplinary Paleoclimate Project (22.04.97)
Updated links to NSF funded grants (14.04.97)
Tree-ring research at INRA, Nancy, France (06.04.97)
Job opportunities for tree-ring specialists (28.03.97)
Final Program, Tree Ring Analysis Group, Pullman, WA (23.03.97)
Tree-ring research at the University of Georgia (23.03.97)
New listings of personal home pages for:

I've compiled a list of resources that may be valuable to dendrochronologists, and provide links as well. Go here for more information about:

The International Tree-Ring Data Bank
The ITRDB Frequently Asked Questions List
The ITRDB Dendrochronology Bibliography Database
The ITRDB Internet Forum
The North American and European Dendroecological Fieldweeks
Books and Journals for Dendrochronology
Resources for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Home Page
...and MORE!

Many tree-ring research sites are hooked to the internet via the World Wide Web. Some individual researchers even have their own personal home pages. I also supply links to abstracts about tree-ring research from all over the world.

Links to major dendrochronological institutes
Links to additional tree-ring research sites
Links to tree-ring abstracts worldwide
Links to tree-ring research funded by the NSF
Links to personal home pages of tree-ring scientists
...and MORE!

Over the years, dendrochronologists have developed sophisticated software for developing and analyzing tree-ring data, available free in some cases. Find out where to get these programs and how much they cost:

The ITRDB Program Library Version 2.0
PRECON Version 5.0
WinDENDRO: Image Analysis System
ITRDB Chronology Display and Retrieval Software
TREERING 3.0
TSAP - Time Series Analysis Program
...and MORE!

A good place to start if you're not familiar with dendrochronology. This page provides some basic definitions as well as information and graphics that illustrate the basic principles in dendrochronology, such as:

The Uniformitarian Principle
The Principle of Site Selection
The Principle of Ecological Amplitude
The Principle of Limiting Factors
The Principle of Aggregate Tree Growth
The Principle of Crossdating
The Principle of Replication

The next place to look for information. Here, I supply information about the most cited references in tree-ring research, as well as specific references for certain topics in tree-ring research. I also supply links to the publishers, if possible. These books and articles should be available in most libraries:

An Introduction to Tree-Ring Dating (1968, 1996)
Tree Rings and Climate (1976)
Climate from Tree Rings (1980)
Tree-Ring Dating in Archaeology (1982)
Trees and Wood in Dendrochronology (1993)
...and MORE!

Yes, employment is available for trained dendrochronologists! If you come across a job ad that would be appealing to a tree-ring specialist, please let me know, and I'll post it on this page. Currently, I have postings for positions at:

The University of Arizona
The University of Cincinnati
Oregon State University
...and a few others!

Definitely the most colorful of these web pages! Here, I provide images of:

Trees useful in dendrochronology
A variety of photos showing tree rings
Some scenes from my research

But I need more contributions here - do you have any slides or photographs about YOUR tree-ring research that you'd like everyone else to see? Please send them in! Also, care to tackle some tough questions about trees and tree rings? Go here to test yourself!

OK, just to show you that I'm a real person! Are you an employer who would like to see my CV, then hire me and pay me millions of dollars? It's all here:

My educational background
My research interests
A full online version of my CV
And, some stupid personal stuff...

I'd like to hear from you, then post your comments on this page! Drop me a line and let me know what you think of my Web pages!

Constructed with much sweat by Henri D. Grissino-Mayer (grissino@ltrr.arizona.edu), Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. 520-621-7681. All graphics and text on these pages © 1997 by Henri D. Grissino-Mayer. All rights reserved. Note to fellow web page developers: if you use ANY material or information from these Web pages when making your own pages, an acknowledgment would be nice! Last updated 23APR1997. Many thanks to Leonard Miller for his Web expertise and suggestions, and to Rex Adams for his relentless proofreading!