Tree-ring based drought reconstruction (A.D. 1855-2001) for the Qilian Mountains, Northwestern China

Tree-Ring Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-36

  Tian, Qinhua ^a,b,c   Gou, Xiaohua ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Peng, Jianfeng ^a   Wang, Jinsong ^a   Chen, Tuo ^d  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Drought reconstruction; Qilian mountains

Indexed keywords

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS PRZEWALSKII;

EID: 34447513617     PISSN: 15361098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3959/1536-1098-63.1.27     Document Type: Article

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