Maximum July-September temperatures derived from tree-ring densities on the western Loess Plateau, China | |
Song, Huiming1,2; Mei, Ruochen1,3; Liu, Yu1,2,4,5,6,7; Nievergelt, Daniel8; Verstege, Anne8; Cherubini, Paolo8; Liu, Ruoshi7; Sun, Changfeng1,2; Li, Qiang1,2; Chen, Ling9; Zeng, Xueli1; Guo, Junqin10 | |
Corresponding Author | Liu, Yu(liuyu@loess.llqg.ac.cn) |
2020-06-08 | |
Source Publication | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
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ISSN | 0899-8418 |
Pages | 12 |
Abstract | Tree-ring densitometric studies conducted in semi-arid regions are exceedingly rare. In this study, we evaluate a new maximum latewood density chronology from a collection of Picea purpurea trees growing in semi-arid northwestern China for climatic reconstruction purposes. We find statistically significant correlations between annual maximum density variations and July-September maximum temperatures over the 1957-2014 calibration period. Using a linear model to transfer the density variations to temperature estimates, we then reconstruct maximum summer temperatures from 1840 to 2014. Statistical analyses and verification tests demonstrate that the resulting transfer function is both reliable and stable. The reconstructed temperature series shows strong inter-annual and decadal variability. Several extremely cool and warm years are apparent on an inter-annual scale, while three extended cool periods and a warm period are observed on a decadal scale. In addition, the reconstructed temperature series exhibits a pattern synchronous with that of the Indian monsoon index, as well as a moderate relationship to volcanic eruptions. This densitometric study reveals typical climatic variation characteristics and provides useful data for deepening our understanding of climate history in the semi-arid regions of China. |
Keyword | maximum latewood density Picea purpurea Mast temperature reconstruction Western Loess Plateau |
DOI | 10.1002/joc.6650 |
WOS Keyword | MINIMUM WOOD DENSITY ; LATEWOOD DENSITY ; NORTHERN-HEMISPHERE ; RECONSTRUCTION ; DROUGHT ; WIDTH ; MOUNTAINS ; PROXY ; AD ; PRECIPITATION |
Indexed By | SCI ; SCI |
Language | 英语 |
Funding Project | Project of State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences[QYZDJ-SSW-DQC021] ; Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDB40010300] ; Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDPB05] ; Chinese Academy of Sciences[GJHZ177] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41401060] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41630531] ; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[2016361] |
WOS Research Area | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
Funding Organization | Project of State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
WOS Subject | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS ID | WOS:000538699500001 |
Publisher | WILEY |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/14918 |
Collection | 现代环境研究室 第四纪科学与全球变化卓越创新中心 |
Corresponding Author | Liu, Yu |
Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, State Key Lab Loess & Quaternary Geol, Xian, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, CAS Ctr Excellence Quaternary Sci & Global Change, Xian, Peoples R China 3.Xian Polytech Univ, Sch Environm & Chem Engn, Xian, Peoples R China 4.Pilot Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Ocean Dynam & Climate, Qingdao, Peoples R China 5.Ocean Univ China, Phys Oceanog Lab, CIMST, Qingdao, Peoples R China 6.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Qingdao, Peoples R China 7.Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Human Settlements & Civil Engn, Xian, Peoples R China 8.WSL Swiss Fed Res Inst Forest Snow & Landscape Re, Birmensdorf, Switzerland 9.Beijing Forestry Univ, Res Ctr Forest Management, State Forestry & Grassland Adm, Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China 10.Northwest Reg Climate Ctr, Lanzhou, Peoples R China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Song, Huiming,Mei, Ruochen,Liu, Yu,et al. Maximum July-September temperatures derived from tree-ring densities on the western Loess Plateau, China[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY,2020:12. |
APA | Song, Huiming.,Mei, Ruochen.,Liu, Yu.,Nievergelt, Daniel.,Verstege, Anne.,...&Guo, Junqin.(2020).Maximum July-September temperatures derived from tree-ring densities on the western Loess Plateau, China.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY,12. |
MLA | Song, Huiming,et al."Maximum July-September temperatures derived from tree-ring densities on the western Loess Plateau, China".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY (2020):12. |
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