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@ARTICLE{Kirdyanov:62960,
author = {Kirdyanov, A.V. and Treydte, K. S. and Nikolaev, A. and
Helle, G. and Schleser, G. H.},
title = {{C}limate signals in tree-ring width, density and
delta13{C} from larches in {E}astern {S}iberia ({R}ussia)},
journal = {Chemical geology},
volume = {252},
issn = {0009-2541},
address = {New York, NY [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier},
reportid = {PreJuSER-62960},
year = {2008},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {We present the first and longest (413 years) dataset on
stable carbon isotope ratios in tree-ring cellulose (delta
C-13), tree-ring width (TRW), and maximum latewood density
(MXD) obtained from larch trees growing on permafrost under
continental climate in the Suntar Khayata mountain ridge in
Eastern Siberia (Russia). With this first study we calibrate
tree-ring parameters against climate quantities, and based
on these results assess the potential added value of MXD and
especially of delta C-13 complementing TRW analysis for
future climate reconstruction purposes. delta C-13
chronologies were corrected for human induced changes in
atmospheric CO2 since AD 1800. Two different approaches were
compared i) a correction referring merely to the decline in
atmospheric delta C-13 (delta C-13(atm)) and ii) a
correction additionally accounting for the increase in
atmospheric partial pressure of CO2. delta C-13 chronologies
are characterized by strong signal strength with only 4
trees representing the population signal at the site (mean
inter-series correlation = 0.71 and EPS = 0.90). delta C-13
variation shows low similarity to TRW and MXD, while
correlation between TRW and MXD is highly significant.
Correlation analysis of tree-ring parameters with gridded
instrumental data (Climate Research Unit, CRU TS 2.1) over
the AD 1929-2000 calibration period demonstrates that TRW
and MXD react as reported from other sites at cold and humid
northern latitudes: precipitation plays no significant role,
but strong dependencies on monthly mean, maximum and minimum
temperatures, particularly of the current summer (June to
August), are found (up to r=0.60, p<0.001). Combining
instrumental data to a summer season mean (JJA) and TRW and
MXD to a growth parameter mean (TRW+MXD), clearly shows the
importance of the number of frost days and minimum
temperatures during summer (r=0.67, p <0.001) to dominate
tree growth and highlights the potential for climate
reconstruction. Carbon isotope fixation in tree rings is
obviously less controlled by temperature variables. In
particular, the frost days and minimum temperature have a
much smaller influence on delta C-13 than on tree growth.
delta C-13 strongly reacts to current-year July
precipitation (r=-0.44, p<0.05) and June-July maximum
temperature (r=0.46, p<0.001). All significant (p<0.05)
correlation coefficients are higher when using the corrected
delta C-13 chronology considering an additional plant
physiological response on increasing atmospheric CO2
concentration, than using the chronology corrected for delta
C-13(atm) changes alone. Spatial distribution of
correlations between tree-ring data and climate variables
for Eastern Siberia indicates that the summer temperature
regime in the studied region is mostly influenced by Arctic
air masses, but precipitation in July seems to be brought
out from the Pacific region. Both the combined TRW+MXD
record and the (513 C record revealed a high reconstruction
potential for summer temperature and precipitation,
respectively, particularly on decadal and longer-term
scales. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {ICG-5},
ddc = {550},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)ICG-5-20090406},
pnm = {Geosysteme - Erde im Wandel},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK405},
shelfmark = {Geochemistry $\&$ Geophysics},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000257538900005},
doi = {10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.01.023},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/62960},
}