Southeast Asian ecological dependency on Tibetan Plateau streamflow over the last millennium

• Published in: Nature geoscience Vol. 16; no. 12; pp. 1151 - 1158
• Main Authors: Chen, Feng, Man, Wenmin, Wang, Shijie, Esper, Jan, Meko, David, Büntgen, Ulf, Yuan, Yujiang, Hadad, Martín, Hu, Mao, Zhao, Xiaoen, Roig, Fidel A., Fang, Ouya, Chen, Youping, Zhang, Heli, Shang, Huaming, Yu, Shulong, Luo, Xian, He, Daming, Chen, Fahu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2023; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106/413; 704/106/694; 704/242; Dry season; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earth System Sciences; Environmental factors; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; Local population; Medieval period; Plateaus; River systems; Rivers; Sea surface temperature; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Streamflow changes; Surface temperature; Temperature variability; Tree rings; Variability; Vegetation; Vegetation index; Water availability; Water towers; Tibetan Plateau; Southeast Asia

The great river systems originating from the Tibetan Plateau are pivotal for the wellbeing of more than half the global population. Our understanding of historical ranges and future changes in water availability for much of Southeast Asia is, however, limited by short observational records and compl...