Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of Pinus tabulaeformis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Geographical Settings and Tree-Ring Material
2.2. Streamflow Data and Analyses
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Streamflow Reconstruction
3.2. Link with the East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) and the Indo-Pacific Ocean Climate
3.3. Human Impacts
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Site Code | Latitude (N) | Longitude (E) | Number of Trees /Sample Depth | Elevation (m) | Species | Time Span (CE) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
XF | 34°29’ | 110°05’ | 25/51 | 2030–2050 | P. tabulaeformis | 1543–2012 |
NWT | 34°00’ | 108°58’ | 25/51 | 1380–1450 | P. tabulaeformis | 1795–2010 |
SR | 33°44’ | 112°14’ | 29/57 | 1675 | P. tabulaeformis | 1774–2007 |
Huayuankou | 34°55′ | 113°39′ | - | 92 | - | 1919–1988 |
Heishiguan | 34°43′ | 112°56′ | - | 109 | - | 1950–1986 |
SR | XF | NWT | |
---|---|---|---|
SR | 1.00 * | ||
XF | 0.47 * | 1.00* | |
NWT | 0.25 * | 0.53 * | 1.00 * |
RC | 0.71 * | 0.83 * | 0.79 * |
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Chen, F.; Opała-Owczarek, M.; Owczarek, P.; Chen, Y. Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of Pinus tabulaeformis. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 717. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11070717
Chen F, Opała-Owczarek M, Owczarek P, Chen Y. Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of Pinus tabulaeformis. Atmosphere. 2020; 11(7):717. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11070717
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Feng, Magdalena Opała-Owczarek, Piotr Owczarek, and Youping Chen. 2020. "Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of Pinus tabulaeformis" Atmosphere 11, no. 7: 717. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11070717
APA StyleChen, F., Opała-Owczarek, M., Owczarek, P., & Chen, Y. (2020). Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of Pinus tabulaeformis. Atmosphere, 11(7), 717. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11070717