Tree-ring width and stable carbon isotope composition of Japanese cypress in the Lake Biwa area, central Japan, and their hydrologic and climatic implications

IAWA Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 395-406

  Sho, Kenjiro ^a   Takahashi, Hiroshi Aoki ^b   Miyai, Hiroshi ^c   Ikebuchi, Shuichi ^d   Nakamura, Toshio ^e  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c Osaka Institute ^*

^d Osaka Institute   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dendroclimatology; Japan; Japanese cypress; Lake Biwa area; Stable carbon isotope ratio; Tree ring width

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSUS;

EID: 73649109897     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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