Using a tree ring δ13C annual series to reconstruct atmospheric CO2 concentration over the past 300 years

Pedosphere

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 371-379

  Zhao, Xing Yun ^a,b   Qian, Jun Long ^c   Wang, Jian ^a   He, Qing Yan ^a   Wang, Zu Liang ^d   Chen, Cheng Zhong ^a,b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Linyi Teachers College   (China)

^c NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^d Lin'an   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2 concentration; Reconstruction; Time series; Tree ring; 13C

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC GAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; ICE CORE; MOUNTAIN; REGRESSION; TIME SERIES; TREE RING;

ANTARCTICA; ASIA; CHINA; EAST ANTARCTICA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LAW DOME; SIPLE DOME; TIANMU MOUNTAINS; WEST ANTARCTICA; ZHEJIANG;

CRYPTOMERIA FORTUNEI; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 33745147598     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(06)60065-9     Document Type: Article

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