Getting the Dates

• Skeleton plotting the core
• Showing the master chronology
• Matching the pattern of your skeleton plot with the master
• Accounting for possible ring-growth anomalies of absent or false rings

When you try skeleton plotting for yourself, you can find the start and end dates:

Assume that the virtual sample had 21 rings The skeleton plot extends from line #0 to line #20, as on the right The pattern matching with the master chronology is obvious Therefore: The first ring (line #0 on the skeleton plot) corresponds to 1809 The last ring (line #20 on the skeleton plot) corresponds to 1829 Year dates of formation of all 21 rings are now known Congratulations: This sample is crossdated by skeleton plotting

When you try skeleton plotting for yourself, you can check your answers:
	There will be a button to "Show or Hide Answers," as on the left When you mouse click to show answers, a box of answers will appear, as on the right If the sample had ring-growth anomalies, then the answer will include dates of absent/false rings as well

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Introduction | Dendrochronology Applications | Crossdating Application | Ring-Growth Anomalies
Relative Scale | Sensitivity-Complacency | Skeleton Plotting | Master Chronology
Pattern Matching | Finding the Dates | Absent/False Rings | Try Skeleton Plotting for Yourself!
Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research