Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years
Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years We present results from an analysis of tree ring width and stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in tree ring cellulose of Siberian Spruce collected from remote forest islands in the n...
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crdegruyter:10.2478/v10003-008-0025-6 2023-05-15T14:57:59+02:00 Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years Holzkämper, Steffen Kuhry, Peter Kultti, Seija Gunnarson, Björn Sonninen, Eloni 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10003-008-0025-6 http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/geochr/32/-1/article-p37.xml https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/v10003-008-0025-6 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH GEOCHR volume 32, issue -1, page 37-46 ISSN 1897-1695 1733-8387 Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) journal-article 2008 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.2478/v10003-008-0025-6 2022-07-08T14:11:46Z Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years We present results from an analysis of tree ring width and stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in tree ring cellulose of Siberian Spruce collected from remote forest islands in the northwestern Russian tundra. Ring width is often considered a proxy for summer temperatures. The aim of this pilot study was to test whether stable isotopes can provide additional information about climate during the growth of trees in this extreme environment. Comparison of δ 13 C and δ 18 O with observed meteorological data shows that there is a link between stable isotopes and winter precipitation. This may be explained by the strong influence that snow exerts on the isotopic composition of soil moisture during spring and early summer, when the new cellulose is formed. Our results show that winter precipitation in the study area was increasing from 1865-1900, and thereafter decreasing until ~ 1930. The 1960-1980 period was again rather humid, followed by a drying trend until 1990. The study highlights the potential of stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in tree rings as proxies for winter precipitation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Tundra De Gruyter (via Crossref) Arctic GEOCHR 32 -1 37 46 |
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Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Holzkämper, Steffen Kuhry, Peter Kultti, Seija Gunnarson, Björn Sonninen, Eloni Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years |
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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years We present results from an analysis of tree ring width and stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in tree ring cellulose of Siberian Spruce collected from remote forest islands in the northwestern Russian tundra. Ring width is often considered a proxy for summer temperatures. The aim of this pilot study was to test whether stable isotopes can provide additional information about climate during the growth of trees in this extreme environment. Comparison of δ 13 C and δ 18 O with observed meteorological data shows that there is a link between stable isotopes and winter precipitation. This may be explained by the strong influence that snow exerts on the isotopic composition of soil moisture during spring and early summer, when the new cellulose is formed. Our results show that winter precipitation in the study area was increasing from 1865-1900, and thereafter decreasing until ~ 1930. The 1960-1980 period was again rather humid, followed by a drying trend until 1990. The study highlights the potential of stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in tree rings as proxies for winter precipitation. |
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Holzkämper, Steffen Kuhry, Peter Kultti, Seija Gunnarson, Björn Sonninen, Eloni |
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Holzkämper, Steffen Kuhry, Peter Kultti, Seija Gunnarson, Björn Sonninen, Eloni |
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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years |
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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years |
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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years |
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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years |
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Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings as Proxies for Winter Precipitation Changes in the Russian Arctic over the Past 150 Years |
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stable isotopes in tree rings as proxies for winter precipitation changes in the russian arctic over the past 150 years |
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