Spatial drought reconstructions for central High Asia based on tree rings

Fang, Keyan; Davi, Nicole; Gou, Xiaohua; Chen, Fahu; Cook, Edward R.; Li, Jinbao; D’Arrigo, Rosanne

doi:10.1007/s00382-009-0739-9

Cited by 73 publications

(69 citation statements)

References 33 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…While a similar finding was shown in the instrumental records in recent decades in Hu and Feng (2001), our results suggested that this dipolar precipitation anomaly pattern in eastern China was persistent in the last 530 years. 3) The opposite precipitation anomaly pattern between northern China and the arid central Asia and south Xinjiang Uygur in China also was identified by instrumental data ) and by proxy records on decadal and centennial time scales Fang et al 2010). Our results further suggest that a similar pattern persisted on interannual to decadal time scales in the past half millennium.…”

Section: Reconstructed Dataset and Examples Of Data Usesupporting

confidence: 67%

“…Spatially distributed climate-sensitive tree-ring (dendroclimatic) networks have been widely used in past reconstructions of precipitation and drought at regional and continental scales (e.g., Fang et al 2010Fang et al , 2011Cook et al 2010). Fang et al (2010) used tree-ring data to reconstruct the two leading modes of drought in central Asia.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fang et al (2010) used tree-ring data to reconstruct the two leading modes of drought in central Asia. They extended estimates of precipitation back 200 years at 26 stations in northwestern China (Fang et al 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous proxy-based precipitation reconstructions for Asia have only been attempted for specific subregions (e.g., Yuan et al 2003;Q.-B. Zhang et al 2003;Fang et al 2010Fang et al , 2011Yi et al 2012). Yi et al (2012), for example, combined tree-ring and documentary drought/flood information to reconstruct summer precipitation in north-central China back to AD 1470 (hereafter all years are in AD).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

A Gridded Reconstruction of Warm Season Precipitation for Asia Spanning the Past Half Millennium

Feng¹,

Hu²,

Wu³

et al. 2013

Journal of Climate

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The authors reconstructed May-September precipitation over the Asian continent (58-558N, 608-1358E) back to AD 1470 on the basis of tree-ring data, historical documentary records, ice core records, and the few long-term instrumental data series available in the region. They employed the method of Regularized Expectation Maximization (RegEM) and applied it to 44 subregions within the continent. Verification exercises demonstrate that the reconstruction is skillful over most of the study domain, with eastern China, India, and other regions of humid climate displaying the greatest skill. Lower reconstruction skill is observed in semiarid and arid regions, which was attributable at least in part to the scarcity of observations available for calibration/ validation. The precipitation reconstructions agree well with previous reconstructions, where they are available. The explanatory value of the reconstruction is illustrated using five historically documented severe droughts in north-central China during the past half millennium. The reconstructions both validate and provide a larger-scale context for understanding these past climate events and their relationship with the Asian summer monsoons.

show abstract

Section: Reconstructed Dataset and Examples Of Data Usesupporting

confidence: 67%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

A Gridded Reconstruction of Warm Season Precipitation for Asia Spanning the Past Half Millennium

Feng¹,

Hu²,

Wu³

et al. 2013

Journal of Climate

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…SISC, Second Annual Conference Climate change: scenarios, impacts and policy the most extreme of the past 5 centuries 47 , and covered much of central Asia 48 . The 1587 CE drought resulted in the desiccation of Lake Taihu (the third largest freshwater lake in China) and the even more spatially extensive 1639 CE drought event resulted in no outflow of the Yellow River 47 .…”

Section: Impacts and Implications Of Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Loss & Damage: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Calliari

2014

SSRN Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

MITIGATION POLICIES & STRATEGIES Climate change mitigation strategiesMitigating GHG emissions in subnational contexts: the case of the city of Rio de Janeiro Sharing of Climate Risks across Macro RegionsAnthropic Emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) and reference for mitigation policy of emissions in Mato Grosso (Brazil) CO2 emissions by a university campus: assessment, uncertainties and reduction strategies Low carbon financeThe role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Climate data: management & analysisThe contribution of the homogenization in the extreme precipitation events CLIME: analysing climate data in GIS environment The Ophidia framework: toward big data analytics for climate change Levels and particle size distribution of water-soluble organic compounds in the Antarctic particulate matter VULNERABILITY, RISK ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE Economic value of adaptation strategiesClimate change impacts and market driven adaptation: The costs of inaction including market rigidities Adapting natural capital: cost-benefit challenges and indicative net present valuesThe value of protecting Venice from the acqua alta phenomenon under different local sea level rises A Choice Experiment application for valuing adaptation of river services to climate change Risk assessmentDeveloping climate risk and adaptation services in coastal zones: an integrated bottom-up approach applied in the North Adriatic coast Changing meso level response to extreme climate events in Viet Nam Assessing the impacts of climate change on marine water quality through a spatially resolved risk assessment approach: the North Adriatic sea (Italy) as case study Adaptation policies and strategiesDo political systems matter? Differences and similarities in institutional settings that support national adaptation strategies across European States A national adaptation strategy to climate change in Italy: can the right stakeholders be engaged?A methodological approach for stakeholder engagement at regional level in Climate Change Adaptation Policies This book is both a success and a challenge. It is a success because these pages, gathering the contributions to the SISC Second Annual Conference, are evidence of a continuing dialogue that began last year and show that the spirit of last year is very alive. It can be summed up in the desire and the need to give voice to the interdisciplinary approach that cannot be overlooked in climate change research. IMPACTS & IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Methods for assessment/quantification of climate change impactsThe papers that are presented here, the authors who write them, and their contents and topics are proof that there is a reality of research in Italy that deserves to be appreciated and that is making a strenuous effort to meet the needs of innovation. It is a research reality that has been born in our country, but has an obvious international scope that, as perhaps few other disciplines have, expresses a strong demand for interdisciplinary integration, a dialogue between differen...

show abstract

Shiyang River streamflow since AD 1765, reconstructed by tree rings, contains far‐reaching hydro‐climatic signals over and beyond the mid‐latitude Asian continent

Chen

Yuan

Zhang

et al. 2016

Hydrological Processes

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:In this study, the regional tree-ring chronology of Picea crassifolia was used to estimate annual (September to August) streamflow of the Shiyang River for the period from AD 1765 to 2010. The linear regression model was stable and could explain 41.5% of the variance for the calibration period of . According to the streamflow reconstruction, dry periods with below average streamflow occurred in AD 1775-1804, 1814-1823, 1831-1856, 1862-1867, 1877-1885, 1905-1910, 1926-1932, 1948-1951, 1960-1963 and 1989-2002. Periods of relatively wet years are identified for AD 1765-1774, 1805-1813, 1824-1830, 1857-1861, 1868-1876, 1886-1904, 1911-1925, 1933-1947, 1952-1959, 1964-1988 and 2003-2010. Comparisons with the precipitation reconstructions from surrounding areas supplied a high degree of confidence in our reconstruction. Our reconstructed streamflow is significantly correlated with sea surface temperature in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Multitaper spectral and correlation analyses also suggested that the reconstructed streamflow variation in the Shiyang River could be associated with large-scale atmospheric-oceanic variability, such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The linkages among the streamflow reconstruction, NAO and ENSO suggest the connection of regional streamflow variations to the Asian monsoon and westerlies circulations.

show abstract

Spatial drought reconstructions for central High Asia based on tree rings

Cited by 73 publications

References 33 publications

A Gridded Reconstruction of Warm Season Precipitation for Asia Spanning the Past Half Millennium

A Gridded Reconstruction of Warm Season Precipitation for Asia Spanning the Past Half Millennium

Loss & Damage: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Shiyang River streamflow since AD 1765, reconstructed by tree rings, contains far‐reaching hydro‐climatic signals over and beyond the mid‐latitude Asian continent

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About