Quantifying uncertainty in isotope dendroclimatology

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12266972
AutoresNeil J Loader (0000-0002-6841-1813, Swansea University, autor de correspondencia), NJ Loader (Swansea University), GHF Young (Swansea University), Danny McCarroll (0000-0002-5992-5070, Swansea University), Rob Wilson (0000-0002-9657-7570, University of St Andrews), RJS Wilson (St Andrews University, UK)
Año2013
Volumen23
Número9
Páginas1221-1226
Fecha de publicación2013-05-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Holocene (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0959683613486945
OpenAlexW2150736993
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas50

To maximise the potential of the tree-ring isotopic signal for palaeoclimate research it is essential to understand and characterise the natural variability between individual trees. This study explores the nature of inter-tree isotopic variability and evaluates the implications for developing robust palaeoclimate reconstructions. We confirm levels of natural inter-tree variability similar to those reported in previous studies, but demonstrate, using a large data set of isotopic measurements determined from individual rings of 100 trees, that to obtain a representative regional environmental signal and to reduce problems when combining records, higher levels of replication than those typically adopted in isotope dendroclimatology may need to be considered

Dendrochronology · Dendroclimatology · Geography · Isotope analysis · Natural (archaeology · Physical geography · Stable isotope ratio · Environmental Science · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · Tree-ring climate responses · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology