Little Ice Age Revealed in Tree‐Ring‐Based Precipitation Record From the Northwest Himalaya, India
Abstract The spatial and temporal span of hydrological impact of the “Little Ice Age” (LIA) in the north‐western Himalaya is not well constrained due to data limitation. We evaluated a network of tree‐ring chronologies from moisture‐stressed ecological settings in Jammu and Kashmir to identify the i...
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| author | Vikram Singh Krishna G. Misra Arun D. Singh Ram R. Yadav Akhilesh K. Yadava |
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| description | Abstract The spatial and temporal span of hydrological impact of the “Little Ice Age” (LIA) in the north‐western Himalaya is not well constrained due to data limitation. We evaluated a network of tree‐ring chronologies from moisture‐stressed ecological settings in Jammu and Kashmir to identify the impact of LIA over the western Himalaya. Our study reflects three centennial scale phases; the middle phase (1650s–1850s CE) with stable precipitation and in accordance with other hydrological records clearly demarcates the LIA impact over the Himalaya. However, high‐magnitude droughts recorded in early (1383–1650s CE) and late phases (1850s–2017) underpin that the north‐western Himalaya did not witness any LIA influence before 1650s. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7b6a3d682a764a6dac2261ce4db06f892025-08-20T02:11:09ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072021-03-01486n/an/a10.1029/2020GL091298Little Ice Age Revealed in Tree‐Ring‐Based Precipitation Record From the Northwest Himalaya, IndiaVikram Singh0Krishna G. Misra1Arun D. Singh2Ram R. Yadav3Akhilesh K. Yadava4Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences Lucknow IndiaBirbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences Lucknow IndiaDepartment of Geology Centre of Advanced Study Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi IndiaWadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Dehradun IndiaBirbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences Lucknow IndiaAbstract The spatial and temporal span of hydrological impact of the “Little Ice Age” (LIA) in the north‐western Himalaya is not well constrained due to data limitation. We evaluated a network of tree‐ring chronologies from moisture‐stressed ecological settings in Jammu and Kashmir to identify the impact of LIA over the western Himalaya. Our study reflects three centennial scale phases; the middle phase (1650s–1850s CE) with stable precipitation and in accordance with other hydrological records clearly demarcates the LIA impact over the Himalaya. However, high‐magnitude droughts recorded in early (1383–1650s CE) and late phases (1850s–2017) underpin that the north‐western Himalaya did not witness any LIA influence before 1650s.https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091298Jammu & KashmirLittle Ice Agenorth‐western Himalayaprecipitationtree‐ring |
| spellingShingle | Vikram Singh Krishna G. Misra Arun D. Singh Ram R. Yadav Akhilesh K. Yadava Little Ice Age Revealed in Tree‐Ring‐Based Precipitation Record From the Northwest Himalaya, India Geophysical Research Letters Jammu & Kashmir Little Ice Age north‐western Himalaya precipitation tree‐ring |
| title | Little Ice Age Revealed in Tree‐Ring‐Based Precipitation Record From the Northwest Himalaya, India |
| title_full | Little Ice Age Revealed in Tree‐Ring‐Based Precipitation Record From the Northwest Himalaya, India |
| title_fullStr | Little Ice Age Revealed in Tree‐Ring‐Based Precipitation Record From the Northwest Himalaya, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Little Ice Age Revealed in Tree‐Ring‐Based Precipitation Record From the Northwest Himalaya, India |
| title_short | Little Ice Age Revealed in Tree‐Ring‐Based Precipitation Record From the Northwest Himalaya, India |
| title_sort | little ice age revealed in tree ring based precipitation record from the northwest himalaya india |
| topic | Jammu & Kashmir Little Ice Age north‐western Himalaya precipitation tree‐ring |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL091298 |
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