Tree-ring record of droughts and severe winter storms in the Ouachita Mountains since 1745

Douglas J. Stevenson; Thomas B. Lynch; Jim M. Guldin

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Tree-ring record of droughts and severe winter storms in the Ouachita Mountains since 1745

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Authors:

Douglas J. Stevenson, Thomas B. Lynch, Jim M. Guldin

Year:

2015

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Holley, A. Gordon; Connor, Kristina F.; Haywood, James D., eds. Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-203. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 301.

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Abstract

Severe winter storms cause serious damage to trees, timber, power lines, and transportation systems each year. In the Ouachita Mountains, historical records of these storms extend back only 117 years, and many of them are of low-quality or have missing data.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference

Keywords

weather, tree rings, Ouachita Mountains

Citation

Stevenson, Douglas J.; Lynch, Thomas B.; Guldin, James M. 2015. Tree-ring record of droughts and severe winter storms in the Ouachita Mountains since 1745. In: Holley, A. Gordon; Connor, Kristina F.; Haywood, James D., eds. Proceedings of the 17th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-203. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 301.