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CrossdateR

A visualization tool to assess the quality of crossdated tree-ring series

CrossdateR is a collection of functions, which help to visually assess the quality of crossdated tree-ring series and to detect the location of missing and overlapping tree rings. CrossdateR can be understood as a visual extension to COFECHA, a widely used tool to crossdate tree rings. The graphic functions have been written in R, a highly flexible programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R is Open Source software, free and platform-independent.

Download the zip file here: CrossdateR.zip
Updated: 08/29/2006
The zip file contains the manual, an R script file, the CrossdateR functions, and some cores to try out the examples.

Download the manual here: CrossdateR_manual.pdf
Updated: 06/26/2006

Some links:

CrossdateR website: http://www.fe.ethz.ch/people/cbigler/crossdater/index_EN

R project for statistical computing: http://www.r-project.org

Dendrochronology Program Library (DPL), including COFECHA:
http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/pub/dpl

The Ultimate Tree-Ring Web Pages: http://web.utk.edu/~grissino

If you have any questions or comments: Dr. Christof Bigler

 

On the left the R console where the commands are executed, in front two graphic windows showing two tree-ring series and a master chronology, on the right a script file.

Top left shows the R console, bottom left the script file, on the right a graphic window showing two tree-ring series and a master chronology.

In core C045094 (black line), a missing tree ring is inserted in 1870 (top), 1871 (middle), and 1872 (bottom). A second core (C044096, in blue) is shown as well as a master chronology (red).

In core C047094 (black line), 1831 and 1832 are false/overlapping rings. Top: The entire black curve has been shifted backward by 2 years (gray curve); bottom: the right (outer) part of C047094 has been shifted from 1833 to 1831 (gray curve).

 

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