Tree ring density-based summer temperature reconstruction for Zajsan Lake area, East Kazakhstan
Feng Chen
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
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Yujiang Yuan
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi China.Search for more papers by this authorWenshou Wei
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorLily Wang
Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, 11A Datun Road, 100101 Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorShulong Yu
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorRuibo Zhang
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorZiang Fan
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorHuaming Shang
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorTongwen Zhang
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorYang Li
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorFeng Chen
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Yujiang Yuan
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi China.Search for more papers by this authorWenshou Wei
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorLily Wang
Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, 11A Datun Road, 100101 Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorShulong Yu
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorRuibo Zhang
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorZiang Fan
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorHuaming Shang
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorTongwen Zhang
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
Search for more papers by this authorYang Li
Institute of Desert Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Ecology of Uigur Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of Tree-ring Physical Chemic Research of China Meteorological Administration, 46 Jianguo Road, 830002 Urumqi, China
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Wood from Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) was collected in Hoboksar County, Xinjiang. Mean latewood densities (LWD) were measured by X-ray densitometry; individual series were first cross-dated and then combined to form a standard chronology. We developed a warm-season (June–August) temperature reconstruction of Zajsan Lake area in East Kazakhstan that spans 1600–2002 based on the standard chronology (LWD). The climate/tree-growth model accounts for 39.1% of the temperature variance from 1901 to 2002 and shows cold phase during the late 1600s early 1700s followed by a warmer period, with cooling again in the late 1700s early 1800s. Several severely cold warm seasons coincide with major volcanic eruptions. Some of the temperature variations also correspond to variations in solar activity. The similarities in trends of the Zajsan chronology (LWD) and the Qinghe chronology (LWD) in Altai Mountain show that there are common large-scale climatic forcings in Central Asian. The low-frequency change of temperature reconstruction is correlated positively with Northern Hemisphere temperatures. Copyright © 2011 Royal Meteorological Society
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