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Redwood trees reveal history of West Coast rain, fog, ocean conditions
Description: Many people use tree ring records to see into the past. But redwoods - the iconic trees that are the world's tallest living things - have so far proven too erratic in their growth patterns to help with reconstructing historic climate. Now a researcher has developed a way to use the trees as a window into coastal conditions, using oxygen and carbon atoms in the wood to detect fog and rainfall in previous seasons. [Source: University of Washington]
URL: http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/10/29/redwood-trees-reveal-history-of-west-coast-rain-fog-ocean-conditions/
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Source: University of Washington
Publish Date: 10/29/2013
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