<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Forty-one living larch (<italic>Larix principis</italic>-<italic>rupprechtii</italic>) trees collected from two sampling sites in 1310–1530 m a.s.l. in the southern Greater Higgnan Mountains in the northeastern China are used to develop a regional tree-ring width chronology. The credible chronology spans 185 years from 1830 to 2014. The results of correlation analyses indicate that moisture is the main climatic factor controlling radial growth of larch trees in this mountainous area. Spatial correlation proves that the regional tree-ring width chronology contains climatic signals representative for a large area including the eastern Mongolian Plateau and Nuluerhu Mountains. A comparison between the newly developed chronology and a May–July Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) reconstruction for the Ortindag Sand Land reveals similar variations, particularly in the low-frequency domain. The tree-ring records also capture a severe and sustained drying trend recorded in the 1920s across a wide area of northern China.</p></abstract>

Forty-one living larch (Larix principis-rupprechtii) trees collected from two sampling sites in 1310–1530 m a.s.l. in the southern Greater Higgnan Mountains in the northeastern China are used to develop a regional tree-ring width chronology. The credible chronology spans 185 years from 1830 to 2014. The results of correlation analyses indicate that moisture is the main climatic factor controlling radial growth of larch trees in this mountainous area. Spatial correlation proves that the regional tree-ring width chronology contains climatic signals representative for a large area including the eastern Mongolian Plateau and Nuluerhu Mountains. A comparison between the newly developed chronology and a May–July Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) reconstruction for the Ortindag Sand Land reveals similar variations, particularly in the low-frequency domain. The tree-ring records also capture a severe and sustained drying trend recorded in the 1920s across a wide area of northern China.

Development of a <italic>Larix principis</italic>-<italic>rupprechtii</italic> tree-ring width chronology and its climatic signals for the southern Greater Higgnan Mountains

Geochronometria

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Development of a - tree-ring width chronology and its climatic signals for the southern Greater Higgnan Mountains

Forty-one living larch (Larix principis-rupprechtii) trees collected from two sampling sites in 1310–1530 m a.s.l. in the southern Greater Higgnan Mountains in...

Development of a Larix principis-rupprechtii tree-ring width chronology and its climatic signals for the southern Greater Higgnan Mountains

Article Category: Regular Articles

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 1 - 9

Received: May 25, 2017

Accepted: Nov 02, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/geochr-2015-0082

Keywords
Greater Higgnan Mountains, tree-ring, chronology development, climatic responses

© 2018 T. Zhang., published by Sciendo

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Development of a Larix principis-rupprechtii tree-ring width chronology and its climatic signals for the southern Greater Higgnan Mountains

Article Category: Regular Articles

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 1 - 9

Received: May 25, 2017

Accepted: Nov 02, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/geochr-2015-0082

KeywordsGreater Higgnan Mountains, tree-ring, chronology development, climatic responses

© 2018 T. Zhang., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Greater Higgnan Mountains, tree-ring, chronology development, climatic responses