Spatial patterns of eastern Mediterranean climate influence on tree growth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12265698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ramzi Touchan (0000-0003-1263-3692, The University of Arizona, USA, corresponding author), Kevin J Anchukaitis (0000-0002-8509-8080, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), Vladimir V Shishov (0000-0001-8850-6142, Siberian Federal University), Fatih Sivrikaya (0000-0003-0860-6747, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University), Jihad Attieh (0000-0002-7260-9566, University of Balamand, Lebanon), Muzaffer Ketmen (Forestry Institute, Turkey), Jean Stéphan (0000-0002-7377-8089, Lebanese University, Lebanon), Ιoannis Mitsopoulos (0000-0001-5944-3701), Ioannis Mitsopoulos (Global Fire Monitoring Center, Germany), Andreas Christou (0000-0001-8093-3975, Department of Forests, Cyprus), David M Meko (0000-0002-5171-2724, The University of Arizona, USA) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 381-392 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Holocene (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959683613518594 |
| OpenAlex | W2160917591 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 55 |
The first large-scale network of 79 tree-ring chronologies in the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East (EMNE; 33°N–42°N, 21°E–43°E) is described and analyzed to identify the seasonal climatic signal in indices of annual ring width. Correlation analysis and cluster analysis are applied to tree-ring data and gridded climate data to assess the climate signal embedded in the network in preparation for climate field reconstructions and formal proxy/model intercomparison experiments. The lengths of the 79 combined chronologies range from 89 to 990 years. The monthly correlations and partial correlations reveal a pervasive positive association with May, June, and sometimes July precipitation, positive correlations with winter and spring (December through April) temperatures, and negative relationships with May through July temperature, although as expected, there are site-to-site exceptions to these general patterns. Cluster analysis suggests three groups of sites based on their association with climate. The chronologies for the EMNE have coherent seasonal precipitation and temperature signals across a fairly broad geographical domain. The predominant signal is a positive growth response to May–June precipitation. Collectively, the findings suggest that the network can be exploited to develop season-specific field reconstructions of precipitation and drought history in the EMNE
Climate change · Climatology · Dendrochronology · Dendroclimatology · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Meteorology · Physical geography · Precipitation · Proxy (statistics · Spatial ecology · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · Tree-ring climate responses · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citations per year | 0.92 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |