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Climatic Messages from Tree Rings
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Climatic Messages from Tree Rings

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Climatology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 7360

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Jeong-Wook Seo

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Tree-Ring Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Chungdae-ro 1, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si 28644, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
Interests: high-resolution, intra-annual cambium dynamics of Scots pine; effect of climate in the boreal forests
Prof. Dr. Masaki Sano

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Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan
Interests: paleoclimate; dendroclimatology; dendroarchaeology; tree physiology; stable isotopes

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

An introduction about the Special Issue 

Tree rings are attractive means to monitor the continuous variations in climate in terms of annual changes. This is because the quantitative variations in the ring widths can be correlated with various events related to the climate. Based on these relationships, tree-ring traits, which can be transferred to quantitative data, have been used to understand climate conditions both of the present and the past, and even the near future. 

Tree-ring width is a key parameter for climatic studies. Additionally, the development of modern equipment and techniques, along with advanced knowledge on wood biology, tree-ring densities, carbon and/or oxygen isotopes, and wood anatomical traits have allowed us to evaluate the climatic changes accurately. 

This Special Issue invites studies on paleoclimate as well as on ecology and physiology related to climate changes based on tree-ring parameters, such as ring widths, density, isotopes, and wood traits.

Prof. Dr. Jeong-Wook Seo
Prof. Dr. Masaki Sano
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Tree rings
  • Wood traits
  • Isotope
  • Climate
  • Ecology
  • Physiology

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The Role of Aging and Wind in Inducing Death and/or Growth Reduction in Korean Fir (Abies Koreana Wilson) on Mt. Halla, Korea
by Jeong-Wook Seo, En-Bi Choi, Jun-Hui Park, Yo-Jung Kim and Hyo-In Lim
Atmosphere 2021, 12(9), 1135; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12091135 - 03 Sep 2021
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of strong winds and aging in the death and/or decline in the growth of Korean fir on Mt. Halla in Korea. Bangeoreum (BA-S), Jindalrebat (JD-E), and Youngsil (YS-W) on the southern, eastern, and [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of strong winds and aging in the death and/or decline in the growth of Korean fir on Mt. Halla in Korea. Bangeoreum (BA-S), Jindalrebat (JD-E), and Youngsil (YS-W) on the southern, eastern, and western slopes of Mt. Halla (ca. 1600 and 1700 m a.s.l.) were selected for the study. The site chronologies were established using more than 10 living Korean firs at each site. Additionally, to date the years and seasons of death of standing/fallen dead Korean firs, 15/15, 14/15, and 10/10 trees were selected at BA-S, JD-E, and YS-W, respectively. After adjusting the age with the period of growth up to the sampling point, the oldest Korean fir found among the living trees was 114 years old at JD-E and the oldest fir among the dead trees was 131 years old at JD-E. Besides this, most of the trees at BA-S and JD-E were found to have died between 2008 and 2015, and at irregular intervals between 1976 and 2013 at YS-W. Also, the maximum number of trees, that is, 62.7% died between spring and summer, followed by 20.9% between summer and autumn, and 16.4% between autumn of the current year and spring of the following year. Abrupt growth reductions occurred at BA-S and JD-E, and have become more significant in recent years, whereas at YS-W, the abrupt growth reduction and recovery occur in a cyclic order. The intensity and frequency of the typhoons increased from 2012, and this trend was in-line with the increased number of abrupt growth reductions at BA-S and JD-E. Therefore, the typhoons of 2012 are considered as the most likely influencing factor in death and/or growth reduction in Korean firs. In contrast, the decline in the growth of the Korean firs located on the windward slope (YS-W) showed a relationship with winds stronger than 25–33 m/s. Full article
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The Relationship between Tree-Ring Growths of Pinus densiflora and Climate from Three Mountains in Central Region, the Republic of Korea
by Chang-Hyun Park, Ui-Cheon Lee, Soo-Chul Kim and Kwang-Hee Lee
Atmosphere 2021, 12(7), 878; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12070878 - 07 Jul 2021
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To analyze the relationship between climatic factors (monthly mean temperature and total precipitation) and tree-ring growths of Pinus densiflora from the central region of the Republic of Korea, more than 20 trees were sampled from three national parks. The tree-ring chronology of Mt. [...] Read more.
To analyze the relationship between climatic factors (monthly mean temperature and total precipitation) and tree-ring growths of Pinus densiflora from the central region of the Republic of Korea, more than 20 trees were sampled from three national parks. The tree-ring chronology of Mt. Bukhan covering the period of 1917–2016 was assessed, as well as that of Mt. Seorak across 1687–2017 and Mt. Worak across 1777–2017. After cross-dating, each ring-width series was double-standardized by first fitting a logarithmic curve and then a 50 year cubic spline. Climate-growth relationships were computed with bootstrap correlation functions. The result of the analysis showed a positive response from the current March temperature and May precipitations for tree-ring growth of Pinus densiflora. It indicates that a higher temperature supply during early spring season and precipitation during cambium activity are important for radial growths of Pinus densiflora from the central region in the Republic of Korea. Full article
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Reduced Temperature Sensitivity of Maximum Latewood Density Formation in High-Elevation Corsican Pines under Recent Warming
by Philipp Römer, Claudia Hartl, Lea Schneider, Achim Bräuning, Sonja Szymczak, Frédéric Huneau, Sébastien Lebre, Frederick Reinig, Ulf Büntgen and Jan Esper
Atmosphere 2021, 12(7), 804; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12070804 - 22 Jun 2021
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Maximum latewood density (MXD) measurements from long-lived Black pines (Pinus nigra spp. laricio) growing at the upper treeline in Corsica are one of the few archives to reconstruct southern European summer temperatures at annual resolution back into medieval times. Here, we [...] Read more.
Maximum latewood density (MXD) measurements from long-lived Black pines (Pinus nigra spp. laricio) growing at the upper treeline in Corsica are one of the few archives to reconstruct southern European summer temperatures at annual resolution back into medieval times. Here, we present a compilation of five MXD chronologies from Corsican pines that contain high-to-low frequency variability between 1168 and 2016 CE and correlate significantly (p < 0.01) with the instrumental April–July and September–October mean temperatures from 1901 to 1980 CE (r = 0.52−0.64). The growth–climate correlations, however, dropped to −0.13 to 0.02 afterward, and scaling the MXD data resulted in a divergence of >1.5 °C between the colder reconstructed and warmer measured temperatures in the early-21st century. Our findings suggest a warming-induced shift from initially temperature-controlled to drought-prone MXD formation, and therefore question the suitability of using Corsican pine MXD data for climate reconstruction. Full article
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