Micro-scale analysis of tree-ring δ18O and δ13C on α-cellulose spline reveals high-resolution intra-annual climate variability and tropical cyclone activity

Chemical Geology

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 138-147

  Li, Zheng Hua ^a   Labbé, Nicole ^a   Driese, Steven G ^b   Grissino Mayer, Henri D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Climate; Hurricane; Isotope; Oxygen; Tree ring

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RING; CLIMATE; CLIMATE EVENT; CLIMATE SIGNALS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; EXTRACTION METHOD; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC VARIATIONS; LATEWOOD; MICRO-SCALES; NON DESTRUCTIVE; OVEN DRYING; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; REGIONAL PATTERN; SEASONAL CLIMATE STUDIES; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; SEASONALITY; STABLE CARBON; TREE RING; TREE RINGS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY; V-SHAPE; WOOD CELLS;

CARBON FIBERS; CELLULOSE; CLIMATOLOGY; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); HURRICANES; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; SPLINES; STORMS; TIN; TROPICS; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE VARIATION; HURRICANE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; CELLULOSE; FORESTRY; GRINDING; ISOTOPES; METEOROLOGY; OXYGEN; TROPICS; WOOD;

EID: 79954611811     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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