May-June mean maximum temperature change during 1360-2005 as reconstructed by tree rings of Sabina Tibetica in Zaduo, Qinghai Province

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 3023-3029

  Shi, Xing He ^a,b   Qin, Ning Sheng ^a   Zhu, Hai Feng ^c   Shao, Xue Mei ^c   Wang, Qing Chun ^b   Zhu, Xi De ^b  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b Qinghai Meteorological Bureau   (China)

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

Author keywords

mean maximum temperature; Qinghai; reconstruction; tree rings; Zaduo

Indexed keywords

SABINA;

EID: 77957126472     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-3237-x     Document Type: Article

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