Climatic significance of tree-ring δ18O in the Qilian Mountains, northwestern China and its relationship to atmospheric circulation patterns

Chemical Geology

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 147-154

  Liu, Xiaohong ^a   Shao, Xuemei ^b   Liang, Eryuan ^c   Chen, Tuo ^a   Qin, Dahe ^a   An, Wenling ^a   Xu, Guobao ^a   Sun, Weizhen ^a   Wang, Yu ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric circulation patterns; Oxygen isotopes; Temperature effects; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE RING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

PICEA CRASSIFOLIA;

EID: 70349524907     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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