Millennial minimum temperature variations in the Qilian Mountains, China: evidence from tree rings

A 1343-year tree-ring chronology was developed from Qilian junipers in the central Qilian Mountains of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau (TP), China. The climatic implications of this chronology were investigated using simple correlation, partial correlation and response function analyses. The chrono...

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Main Authors: Y. Zhang, X. M. Shao, Z.-Y. Yin, Y. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-09-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/10/1763/2014/cp-10-1763-2014.pdf