501 Years of Spring Precipitation History for the Semi-Arid Northern Iran Derived from Tree-Ring δ18O Data

• Published in: Atmosphere Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 889
• Main Authors: Foroozan, Zeynab, Grießinger, Jussi, Pourtahmasi, Kambiz, Bräuning, Achim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Archives & records; Arid regions; Arid zones; Atmospheric circulation; Cellulose; Circulation indexes; Climate change; climate extremes; climate reconstruction; Climatic analysis; Climatic conditions; Correlation; Correlation analysis; Drought; Environmental changes; Environmental impact; Flooding; Growing season; Humidity; Hydroclimate; Hydrologic data; Juniperus polycarpos; paleohydroclimatic proxy; Precipitation; Reconstruction; Regions; Semi arid areas; Semiarid lands; Semiarid zones; Spring; Spring precipitation; Spring water; stable isotope dendroclimatology; Tree rings; Trees; Trends; Vegetation; Water availability; Water shortages; Winter; δ18O chronology; Middle East; Caspian Sea; Alborz Mountains; Iran; Asia

In semi-arid regions of the world, knowledge about the long-term hydroclimate variability is essential to analyze and evaluate the impact of current climate change on ecosystems. We present the first tree-ring δ18O based hydroclimatic reconstruction for northern semi-arid Iran spanning the period 15...