Tree-ring chronologies from Western Himalaya and their dendroclimatic potential

IAWA Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-309

  Borgaonkar, Hemant P ^a   Pant, Govind B ^a   Kumar, Kolli Rupa ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Conifers; Dendroclimatic potential; Tree growth; Tree ring chronology; Western Himalaya

Indexed keywords

ABIES; CEDRUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS;

EID: 0032821059     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000692     Document Type: Conference Paper

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