Tree-Ring Inferred Drought Variations in the Source Region of the Yangtze, Yellow, and Mekong Rivers over the Past Five Centuries

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 8; p. 1186
• Main Authors: Xing, Pei, Bai, Mengxin, Zhang, Qi-Bin, Lyu, Lixin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Analysis; Aquatic resources; Atmospheric circulation; Centuries; China; climate; Climate change; Dendrochronology; Drought; East Asia; global change; Global warming; growth rings; Juniperus przewalskii; Mekong River; Precipitation; Rivers; Runoff; spring; standard deviation; Trends; variance; water; Water resources; Water shortages; Yangtze River; Yellow River; East Asia; China; Tibetan Plateau; Yellow River; Yangtze River; Mekong River

The climate in the source region of the Yangtze River, Yellow River, and Mekong River is of great research interest because of its sensitivity to global change and its importance in regulating water resources to densely populated and vast areas downstream. A five-century long record of spring (May–J...