Tree ring-based seven-century drought records for the Western Himalaya, India

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4318-4325

  Yadav, Ram R ^a  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Cedrus deodara; India; Palmer Drought Severity Index; Pinus gerardiana; Tree rings; western Himalaya

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FORESTRY;

CEDRUS DEODARA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDICES; PINUS GERARDIANA; TREE RINGS;

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TREE RING; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

HIMALAYAS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

CEDRUS DEODARA; PINUS GERARDIANA;

EID: 84880596111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50265     Document Type: Article

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