Varying strength of the relationship between tree-rings and summer month moisture index (April-September) over Central India: A case study

Quaternary International

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-75

  Ram, Somaru ^a   Borgaonkar, H P ^a   Sikder, A B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLIMATE FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; SUMMER; TREE RING;

INDIA;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 73649118518     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.07.029     Document Type: Article

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