Tree-ring-based annual precipitation reconstruction in Kalaqin, Inner Mongolia for the last 238 years

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 28-29, 2011, Pages 2995-3002

  Liu, Yu ^a,b   Wang, CaiYong ^b   Hao, WenJun ^c   Song, HuiMing ^a,d   Cai, QiuFang ^a   Tian, Hua ^a   Sun, Bo ^a,d   Linderholm, Hans W ^e  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Climate Research Center of Inner Mongolia   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inner Mongolia; Kalaqin; Pinus tabulaeformis; precipitation; reconstruction; tree ring width

Indexed keywords

PINUS TABULIFORMIS;

EID: 80053100632     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4706-6     Document Type: Article

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