A preliminary seasonal precipitation reconstruction from tree-ring stable carbon isotopes at Mt. Helan, China, since AD 1804

Yu Liu; Limin Ma; Steven W. Leavitt; Qiufang Cai; Weiguo Liu

doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2004.01.009

A preliminary seasonal precipitation reconstruction from tree-ring stable carbon isotopes at Mt. Helan, China, since AD 1804

Yu Liu, Limin Ma, Steven W. Leavitt, Qiufang Cai, Weiguo Liu

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Abstract

The relationship between the stable carbon isotope composition of tree rings from Mt. Helan, China, and precipitation was investigated for the period AD 1804-1997. The results reveal that in the Mt. Helan region, δ¹³C of tree rings negatively correlates with the total precipitation from February to July. We calculated discrimination (Δ) to remove the effects of δ¹³C of atmospheric CO₂ on the tree-ring δ¹³C series, and reconstructed February to July precipitation back to 1804 using linear regression (R²=0.415, R ²_adj=0.394, F=19.88, P<0.0001), with best chronology replication for AD 1845-1991. The reconstruction shows annual to decadal wetness/dryness fluctuations. The historically documented drought of 1926-1930, and the wet period in the 1940s were found in our reconstruction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	229-239
Number of pages	11
Journal	Global and Planetary Change
Volume	41
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2004.01.009
State	Published - Jul 2004

Keywords

Chinese pine
Mt. Helan, China
Pinus tabulaeformis
Precipitation reconstruction
Tree-ring δC

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Oceanography
Global and Planetary Change

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