Southwestern U.S. tree‐ring carbon isotope indices as a possible proxy for reconstruction of greenness of vegetation

Southwestern U.S. pinyon tree‐ring carbon‐isotope indices showed promise two decades ago as an indicator of moisture and drought. However, because those isotopic indices were developed on 5‐year ring groups rather than annual rings, the full extent of their effectiveness as environmental proxies was...

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Main Authors: Steven W. Leavitt, Thomas N. Chase, Balaji Rajagopalan, Eungul Lee, Peter J. Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-06-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL033894
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