Tree-Ring Based Drought Reconstruction (A.D. 1855–2001) for the Qilian Mountains, Northwestern China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24102408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Qinhua Tian, Xiaohua Gou (0000-0002-9849-6360, corresponding author), Yong Zhang (0000-0001-6711-5791), Jianfeng Peng (0000-0002-1379-4773), Jinsong Wang (0000-0002-2526-6193), Tuo Chen (0000-0003-2441-9829, Chinese Academy of Sciences) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-36 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tree-Ring Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1536-1098 • E-ISSN: 2162-4585 |
| Publisher | Tree-Ring Society (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3959/1536-1098-63.1.27 |
| OpenAlex | W2139979709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 28 |
A juniper (Juniperus przewalskii Kom) tree-ring width chronology has been developed from the west-ernmost forest of the Qilian Mountains. Our analyses demonstrate both temperature and precipitation have significant effects on tree growth and that both should be considered in climate reconstruction. Thus a regional drought history (A.D. 1855–2001) is reconstructed by calibrating with a linear interpolation through four Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) grid values nearest the sampling site. Our reconstruction extends the drought history of this area and also reveals that the most severe drought occurred in the 1920s. In the context of the drought history of western China, this extreme drought between 1925–1931 is consistent over a large surrounding region of Northwestern China. Multi-taper spectral analysis reveals the existence of significant 40- to 46-year, 29-year, and 2.1- to 3-year periods of variability. Overall, our study provides reliable information for the research of past drought variability in the Qilian Mountains, Northwestern China.
Archaeology · China · Chronology · Climatology · Context (archaeology) · Crown (dentistry) · Dendrochronology · Geography · Juniper · Meteorology · Physical geography · Precipitation · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Forestry · Geology · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · Tree-ring climate responses
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |