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Removing Biological Trends From Tree-Ring Series: Testing Modified Hugershoff Curves

The performance of the Hugershoff curve on fitting the growth trends of tree-ring series was
tested using ring-width series with different starting years. The fitted values tend to be biased by tree-ring series close to pith, a phenomenon that was referred to as the ‘‘start-fitting problem’’. We determined three parameters with specific biological age-related meanings for the Hugershoff growth curve, i.e. the maximum growth, the maximum slope and the maximum changing ratio of slopes. A set of modified Hugershoff curves with different starting years was proposed to mitigate the start-fitting problem. Behavior of the modified Hugershoff curves on tree-ring series standardizations was tested and discussed. The ‘‘end-fitting problem’’ suggests that deviations in one interval could bias the fitted values of other time periods by using the Hugershoff curve.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/622615
Date01 1900
CreatorsFang, Keyan, Gou, Xiaohua, Peters, Kenneth, Li, Jinbao, Zhang, Fen
ContributorsMOE Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems, Lanzhou University, Tree-Ring Lab, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
PublisherTree-Ring Society
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle, text
RightsCopyright © Tree-Ring Society. All rights reserved.
Relationhttp://www.treeringsociety.org

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