April–September minimum temperature reconstruction based on Sabina tibetica ring-width chronology in the central eastern Tibetan Plateau, China

doi:10.1007/s11676-023-01682-7

Abstract

Abstract:

Minimum temperatures have remarkable impacts on tree growth at high-elevation sites on the Tibetan Plateau, but the shortage of long-term and high-resolution paleoclimate records inhibits understanding of recent minimum temperature anomalies. In this study, a warm season (April–September) reconstruction is presented for the past 467 years (1550–2016) based on Sabina tibetica ring-width chronology on the Lianbaoyeze Mountain of the central eastern Tibetan Plateau. Eight warm periods and eight cold periods were identified. Long-term minimum temperature variations revealed a high degree of coherence with nearby reconstructions. Spatial correlations between our reconstruction and global sea surface temperatures suggest that warm season minimum temperature anomalies in the central eastern Tibetan Plateau were strongly influenced by large-scale ocean atmospheric circulations, such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation.

Key words: Tree-ring analysis, Sabina tibetica, Minimum temperatures, Central eastern Tibetan Plateau, Climate change

Teng Li, Jianfeng Peng, Tsun Fung Au, Jinbao Li. April–September minimum temperature reconstruction based on Sabina tibetica ring-width chronology in the central eastern Tibetan Plateau, China[J]. JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH, 2024, 35(1): 37-.

Teng Li, Jianfeng Peng, Tsun Fung Au, Jinbao Li. [J]. 林业研究(英文版), 2024, 35(1): 37-.

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