Erika Wise

The Climate & Tree Ring Environmental Science (C-TRĒS) group uses the tools of synoptic climatology and dendrochronology to better understand our hydroclimate system over multiple timescales. Recent projects focus on developing the record of past surface environments recorded through tree growth to reconstruct large, spatial fields of past atmospheric circulation, as well as on assessing the driving forces and future risk of extreme climate events (e.g., floods, drought, heat waves, cold spells) through better understanding of pre-instrumental extremes. See http://wise.web.unc.edu/ for updated information on current projects.