February-June temperature variability in western Himalaya, India, since AD 1455

Quaternary International

Volumn 349, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-104

  Singh, Jayendra ^a   Yadav, Ram R ^b  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Cedrus deodara; February June mean temperature; India; Tree rings; Western Himalaya

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE VARIATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; TREE RING;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KUMAUN HIMALAYAS; UTTARAKHAND;

CEDRUS DEODARA;

EID: 84908243416     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.066     Document Type: Article

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