What is a dated master dendrochronology? See figure at right:
- Constructed from previously crossdated samples
- Has calendar years, 1895 to 1926, in this case
- Often hundreds of years--sometimes thousands--of years long
- Time series of standardized growth indices
- Average of 1.0, normal growth
- Minimum of 0.0, below-average to no growth
- Maximum of 2.0, above-average to great growth
- Marked as if it were a skeleton plot
- Small indices represented by long marks hanging down (e.g., 1919)
- Large indices represented by "b" marks (e.g., 1922 and 1926)
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