DENDROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE OSCILLATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FROM TREE-RING NETWORK DATA
Dendroclimatological research along a geographical gradient is important to understanding both spatial and temporal characteristics of climate influences on tree growth. In this study, three tree-ring width chronologies, obtained from field collection and previous research, were used to represent tr...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Text |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange
2011
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/894 https://trace.tennessee.edu/context/utk_gradthes/article/1917/viewcontent/LiYananMay2011thesis.pdf |
id |
ftunivtennknox:oai:trace.tennessee.edu:utk_gradthes-1917 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivtennknox:oai:trace.tennessee.edu:utk_gradthes-1917 2023-06-11T04:14:58+02:00 DENDROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE OSCILLATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FROM TREE-RING NETWORK DATA Li, Yanan 2011-05-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/894 https://trace.tennessee.edu/context/utk_gradthes/article/1917/viewcontent/LiYananMay2011thesis.pdf unknown TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/894 https://trace.tennessee.edu/context/utk_gradthes/article/1917/viewcontent/LiYananMay2011thesis.pdf Masters Theses tree-ring network dendrochronology climate oscillations southeastern United States Physical and Environmental Geography text 2011 ftunivtennknox 2023-05-04T17:52:34Z Dendroclimatological research along a geographical gradient is important to understanding both spatial and temporal characteristics of climate influences on tree growth. In this study, three tree-ring width chronologies, obtained from field collection and previous research, were used to represent tree growth along a longitudinal transect from coast to inland in the southeastern U.S.: Hope Mills, located at the Atlantic Coastal Plain; Linville Mountain, located on the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains; and Gold Mine Trail, located on the western side of the Appalachians. The variations of ring width indices in chronologies reflect extreme climatic events such as severe droughts or cold periods. Correlation and response function analyses were used to examine the climate-tree growth relationship at three sites. The temporal stationarity of climate signals was tested using moving interval analysis in DENDROCLIM2002. Winter temperature was the limiting climate factor for the western mountain site, while moisture was more important for tree growth in the eastern mountain and coastal area sites. However, all significant climate signals found in the trees were not stable over time. The tendency of a shift from precipitation signal to temperature signal is notable around the mid-20th century. Winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) had positive correlations with radial growth at the two mountain sites, which might explain the winter temperature response by trees. The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) showed an annual feature of associations with growth, and the multidecadal duration of significant correlations was also apparent. The Pacific-related Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) also tended to influence tree growth. Along the coastal-inland transect, gradient features of climate oscillation signals did exist. Relationships changed with phase changes of the oscillations. Land-sea boundaries and high mountains may determine the climate response patterns in the ... Text North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Trace Pacific |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Trace |
op_collection_id |
ftunivtennknox |
language |
unknown |
topic |
tree-ring network dendrochronology climate oscillations southeastern United States Physical and Environmental Geography |
spellingShingle |
tree-ring network dendrochronology climate oscillations southeastern United States Physical and Environmental Geography Li, Yanan DENDROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE OSCILLATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FROM TREE-RING NETWORK DATA |
topic_facet |
tree-ring network dendrochronology climate oscillations southeastern United States Physical and Environmental Geography |
description |
Dendroclimatological research along a geographical gradient is important to understanding both spatial and temporal characteristics of climate influences on tree growth. In this study, three tree-ring width chronologies, obtained from field collection and previous research, were used to represent tree growth along a longitudinal transect from coast to inland in the southeastern U.S.: Hope Mills, located at the Atlantic Coastal Plain; Linville Mountain, located on the eastern side of the Appalachian Mountains; and Gold Mine Trail, located on the western side of the Appalachians. The variations of ring width indices in chronologies reflect extreme climatic events such as severe droughts or cold periods. Correlation and response function analyses were used to examine the climate-tree growth relationship at three sites. The temporal stationarity of climate signals was tested using moving interval analysis in DENDROCLIM2002. Winter temperature was the limiting climate factor for the western mountain site, while moisture was more important for tree growth in the eastern mountain and coastal area sites. However, all significant climate signals found in the trees were not stable over time. The tendency of a shift from precipitation signal to temperature signal is notable around the mid-20th century. Winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) had positive correlations with radial growth at the two mountain sites, which might explain the winter temperature response by trees. The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) showed an annual feature of associations with growth, and the multidecadal duration of significant correlations was also apparent. The Pacific-related Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) also tended to influence tree growth. Along the coastal-inland transect, gradient features of climate oscillation signals did exist. Relationships changed with phase changes of the oscillations. Land-sea boundaries and high mountains may determine the climate response patterns in the ... |
format |
Text |
author |
Li, Yanan |
author_facet |
Li, Yanan |
author_sort |
Li, Yanan |
title |
DENDROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE OSCILLATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FROM TREE-RING NETWORK DATA |
title_short |
DENDROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE OSCILLATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FROM TREE-RING NETWORK DATA |
title_full |
DENDROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE OSCILLATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FROM TREE-RING NETWORK DATA |
title_fullStr |
DENDROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE OSCILLATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FROM TREE-RING NETWORK DATA |
title_full_unstemmed |
DENDROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE OSCILLATIONS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FROM TREE-RING NETWORK DATA |
title_sort |
dendroclimatic analysis of climate oscillations for the southeastern united states from tree-ring network data |
publisher |
TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange |
publishDate |
2011 |
url |
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/894 https://trace.tennessee.edu/context/utk_gradthes/article/1917/viewcontent/LiYananMay2011thesis.pdf |
geographic |
Pacific |
geographic_facet |
Pacific |
genre |
North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
genre_facet |
North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
op_source |
Masters Theses |
op_relation |
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/894 https://trace.tennessee.edu/context/utk_gradthes/article/1917/viewcontent/LiYananMay2011thesis.pdf |
_version_ |
1768371386458308608 |