scholarly journals An 850 year record of climate and fluctuations of the iceberg-calving Nellie Juan Glacier, south central Alaska, U.S.A.

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 51-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Barclay ◽  
Gregory C. Wiles ◽  
Parker E. Calkin
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Tree Ring Width ◽  
Terminal Moraine ◽  
Glacier System ◽  
South Central ◽  
Iceberg Calving ◽  
Paleoclimate Records ◽  
The 19Th Century

AbstractTree-ring cross-dates of 46 glacially killed trees show that the tidewater Nellie Juan Glacier, Alaska, advanced seaward during the 16th and 17th centuries AD. Ice-scarred trees at the late-Holocene end moraine indicate that the terminus was at its recent maximum from 1842 to 1893. Historical observations and photographs show that subsequent slow retreat changed to rapid iceberg-calving retreat after 1935, and that the tidewater terminus had withdrawn about 3.3 km from the late-Holocene maximum by 1992. Comparison with paleoclimate records from nearby land-terminating glaciers and an 850 year tree-ring-width chronology indicates that the timing of the 19th-century maximum stand of Nellie Juan Glacier was controlled by changes in summer temperature and radiation. However, rapid iceberg-calving retreat did not begin until 40 years of slow retreat had brought the tidewater terminus back from the terminal moraine shoal. Therefore, both the dimensions of the terminal moraine shoal and the magnitude and duration of climate change were important in initiating rapid retreat of this tidewater glacier system.

scholarly journals Tree-ring derived millennial precipitation record for the south-central Tibetan Plateau and its possible driving mechanism

The Holocene ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhui He ◽  
Bao Yang ◽  
Achim Bräuning ◽  
Jianglin Wang ◽  
Zhangyong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Rainfall Variability ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Driving Mechanism ◽  
Tree Ring Width ◽  
The South ◽  
South Central ◽  
Central Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Precipitation Record

Knowledge of Asian monsoon variability remains limited because of sparse instrumental data available only for short time series. Here, an updated tree-ring width record covering the period ad 1037–2009 was developed for the south-central Tibetan Plateau (TP). Correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship ( r = 0.71) between the tree-ring index and annual (previous July to current June) precipitation series for the instrumental period 1963–2008, which accounts for 50.41% of the rainfall variability. Based on a linear regression model, the longest available regional precipitation history was reconstructed. Spatial correlation between tree ring width and annual precipitation data from previous July to current June indicates that the reconstruction is representative of precipitation changes on the south-central TP. Regional wet conditions occurred during ad 1095–1161, 1376–1403, 1414–1446, 1518–1537, 1549–1572, 1702–1757, 1848–1878 and 1891–1913, while dry periods were identified during ad1189–1242, 1256–1314, 1329–1357, 1470–1491, 1573–1623, 1636–1686, 1761–1821, 1823–1847, 1879–1890 and 1931–1985. The negative correlation between our reconstructed precipitation and India monsoon rainfall series indicates the seesaw pattern over northern and southern monsoon Asia. It is suggested that solar radiation-induced sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the tropical Pacific influence regional rainfall patterns. The degree of this influence has been stable at the multidecadal scale during the past 1000 years.

May–June drought reconstruction over the past 821 years on the south-central Tibetan Plateau derived from tree-ring width series

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 48-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhui He ◽  
Achim Bräuning ◽  
Jussi Grießinger ◽  
Philipp Hochreuther ◽  
Jakob Wernicke
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Tree Ring Width ◽  
The South ◽  
The Past ◽  
South Central ◽  
Central Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Drought Reconstruction

Climate control of cambial dynamics and tree-ring width in two tropical pines in Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 303 ◽  
pp. 108394
Author(s):  
Nathsuda Pumijumnong ◽  
Piyarat Songtrirat ◽  
Supaporn Buajan ◽  
Sineenart Preechamart ◽  
Uthai Chareonwong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Tree Ring Width ◽  
Climate Control

Climatic implications of a 3585-year tree-ring width chronology from the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 2111-2122 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Shao ◽  
Y. Xu ◽  
Z.-Y. Yin ◽  
E. Liang ◽  
H. Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Tree Ring ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Tree Ring Width

Tree growth across the Nepal Himalaya during the last four centuries

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
UK Thapa ◽  
S St. George ◽  
DK Kharal ◽  
NP Gaire
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Forest Growth ◽  
Tree Ring Width ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Tree Ring Data ◽  
Instrumental Records

The climate of Nepal has changed rapidly over the recent decades, but most instrumental records of weather and hydrology only extend back to the 1980s. Tree rings can provide a longer perspective on recent environmental changes, and since the early 2000s, a new round of field initiatives by international researchers and Nepali scientists have more than doubled the size of the country’s tree-ring network. In this paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of the current tree-ring width network for Nepal, and use this network to estimate changes in forest growth nation-wide during the last four centuries. Ring-width chronologies in Nepal have been developed from 11 tree species, and half of the records span at least 290 years. The Nepal tree-ring width network provides a robust estimate of annual forest growth over roughly the last four centuries, but prior to this point, our mean ring-width composite fluctuates wildly due to low sample replication. Over the last four centuries, two major events are prominent in the all-Nepal composite: (i) a prolonged and widespread growth suppression during the early 1800s; and (ii) heightened growth during the most recent decade. The early 19th century decline in tree growth coincides with two major Indonesian eruptions, and suggests that short-term disturbances related to climate extremes can exert a lasting influence on the vigor of Nepal’s forests. Growth increases since AD 2000 are mainly apparent in high-elevation fir, which may be a consequence of the observed trend towards warmer temperatures, particularly during winter. This synthesis effort should be useful to establish baselines for tree-ring data in Nepal and provide a broader context to evaluate the sensitivity or behavior of this proxy in the central Himalayas.

Is temperature still the most limiting factor for growth in northern boreal forests?

The Holocene ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 095968362110116
Author(s):  
Jeroen DM Schreel
Keyword(s):  
Tree Ring ◽  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Ring Width ◽  
Temperature Fluctuations ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Tree Ring Width ◽  
Climate Reconstructions ◽  
Latewood Density

Over the last few decades – at a range of northern sites – changes in tree-ring width and latewood density have not followed mean summertime temperature fluctuations. This discrepancy sharply contrasts an earlier correlation between those variables. As the origin of this inconsistency has not been fully deciphered, questions have emerged regarding the use of tree-ring width and latewood density as a proxy in dendrochronological climate reconstructions. I suggest that temperature is no longer the most limiting factor in certain boreal areas, which might explain the observed divergence.

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