Tree-Ring-Based Spring Temperature Patterns over the Past Four Centuries in Western Himalaya
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Quaternary Research
- Vol. 57 (3), 299-305
- https://doi.org/10.1006/qres.2002.2337
Abstract
A network of 12 tree-ring width chronologies of Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara) from the western Himalayan region, India, has been used to reconstruct mean spring (March–May) temperature variations back to A.D. 1600. The most conspicuous feature of the temperature reconstruction is the long-term cooling trend since the late 17th century that ended early in the 20th century. The warmest 30-yr mean for the 20th century was recorded during 1945–1974. However, this warming, in the context of the past four centuries is well within the range of natural variability, since warmer springs of greater magnitude occurred in the later part of the 17th century (1662–1691).Keywords
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