Tree-ring-based May-July mean temperature history for Lüliang Mountains, China, since 1836

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 3008-3014

  Cai, Qiu Fang ^a   Liu, Yu ^a,b   Bao, Guang ^a,c   Lei, Ying ^a,c   Sun, Bo ^a,c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

L liang Mountains; Pinus tabulaeformis Carr.; reconstruction; temperature; tree ring width

Indexed keywords

PINUS TABULIFORMIS;

EID: 77957139911     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-3235-z     Document Type: Article

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