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Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition as an Alternative for Tree-Ring Chronology Development

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ID24102323
AuthorsBiing T Guan (0000-0001-9860-0861, National Taiwan University, corresponding author), William E Wright (0000-0002-1701-9811, University of Arizona), Edward R Cook (0000-0001-7478-4176, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory)
Year2018
Volume74
Issue1
Pages28-38
Publication date2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTree-Ring Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1536-1098 • E-ISSN: 2162-4585
PublisherTree-Ring Society (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3959/1536-1098-74.1.28
OpenAlexW2789032013
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

Since its establishment, tree-ring analysis has benefitted several scientific fields. Because of its many advantages, dendrochronology is a first choice to reconstruct past environmental variability. Two major concerns about the current tree-ring reconstruction paradigm are the subjective choices of detrending functions and the lack of fidelity to data of chronology generation methods. It is difficult to recover the original tree-ring data once they have been detrended and standardized. In this study, ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) is introduced as an objective high-fidelity stand-alone approach for developing tree-ring chronologies. Basic concepts of EEMD, recommended steps in developing chronologies, and available public domain programs are discussed. To demonstrate the potentials of EEMD for chronology development, two examples are provided, one for climate and the other for streamflow reconstructions. In both examples, EEMD chronologies show higher correlations with the instrumental data and have more power in their spectra than the ones developed based on the current tree-ring reconstruction approach. General usage concerns and cautions are also addressed.

Chronology · Computer vision · Data mining · Dendrochronology · Dendroclimatology · Fidelity · Hilbert–Huang transform · Pattern recognition (psychology) · Tree (set theory) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Geology · Hydrology and Drought Analysis · Mathematics · Paleontology · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · Tree-ring climate responses

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year0,17
Citation span2020 - 2020 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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