PPT-Fire History and Dendrochronology

Photo by Daniel Heffernan Agenda Last class of 2013 Notes on 426 Fire history lecture Break Lab Done Credits Debra Kennard Laboratory of Tree Ring Research H D Grissinos. Sampling preparation and dating of wood material 2 Marker years 3 Skeleton plots 4 Master reference chronologies 5 Dating with wood Some applications of dendrochronology 6 References cited GLOBE Canada affiliate scientist Ms Chris Marion Chris Mari It includes investi ations of the information content in the structure of dated rin s and applications to environmental and historical questions Kaennel Schweingruber 1995 Multilin ual glossary of de ndrochronology he trees in our climate zone every Fire Chiefs’ Conference. June 2, 2014. Baltimore, MD. Clark County, Southern Nevada. Fire Chief Bertral Washington. Clark County Fire Department. Fire Chief Willie McDonald. Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. Introduction/Backgroundtime to be created and managed. This study is a very important tool in other sciences, including n, atmosphere, life, and human society GEO 309. What is dendrochronology?. Dendron. “. tree”. . . +. . . Chronos. “time” . +. Logos (word) “study of”. It’s the scientific method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree rings (growth rings).. Dendrochronology. Tree Cookies & Tree Cores. Short explanation of Dendrochronology. What is Dendrochronology?. Trees grow in both height . and. width.. The xylem tissue in trees conducts water and dissolved nutrients from the soil throughout the entire tree. United States. In 1631 Boston's governor John Winthrop outlawed wooden chimneys and thatched roofs. . In 1648, the New Amsterdam governor Peter Stuyvesant appointed four men to act as fire wardens. They were empowered to inspect all chimneys and to fine any violators of the rules. The city burghers later appointed eight prominent citizens to the "Rattle Watch" - these men volunteered to patrol the streets at night carrying large wooden rattles. If a fire was seen, the men spun the rattles, then directed the responding citizens to form bucket brigades. What is dendrochronology? . Dendrochronology also called ‘Tree ring dating’, is the scientific method of dating based on tree rings. Dendrochronology can date the time at which tree rings were formed, in many types of wood, to the exact calendar year.. Discovery of Fire 500 000 BC. Fire . is the combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke.. Discovery of Fire 500 000 BC. Fire Chiefs’ Conference. June 2, 2014. Baltimore, MD. Clark County, Southern Nevada. Fire Chief Bertral Washington. Clark County Fire Department. Fire Chief Willie McDonald. Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. EARLY BEGINNINGS. The human history of Colorado extends back more than . 13,000. . years . The . region that is today the state of Colorado was first inhabited by Native . Americans. The . Lindenmeier. Significant Fires That Shaped Modern Fire Prevention Techniques. The Great Fire of London. Occurred in AD . 1666 - . a year after the bubonic plague or the “black death.”. The fire burned for 5 days and nights . FIRE SCIENCES CORE CURRICULUM. FIRE MANAGEMENT. Tradition:. View the History to . Understand . the Present. Ctesibius. Of . Alexandria (200 BC). http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Ctesibius1.htm. From the beginning, it was about getting wet stuff on the red stuff.. Year 4. Year 5. Year 6. Autumn 1. Anglo-Saxons. Ancient Greece. Enquiry Question. Who were the Anglo-Saxons. and why did they come to Britain?. What impact has Ancient Greece had on the modern world?.