An annually resolved and absolutely dated ring-width chronology spanning 657yrs was constructed withPinusbungeanazucc.samples from the southernTaihang Mountains,eastern China.On the basis of a signifi
Although tree-ring width-based temperature reconstructions of centennial to millennial length have previously been published for many parts of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau(ETP),a millennium-long region
Tree growth in the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere reveals significant inter-annual variation in carbon sequestration,and the variations have been widely attributed to climate change,especial
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentration(Ca)is expected to accelerate tree growth by enhancing photosynthesis and increasing intrinsic water-use efficiency(iWUE).However,the extent of this effect on long-
Central Asian droughts have drastically and significantly affected agriculture and water resource management in these arid and semi-arid areas.Based on tree-ring δ18O from native,dominant Schrenk spru