North-Central China 400 Year Precipitation Reconstructions ----------------------------------------------------------------------- World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder and NOAA Paleoclimatology Program ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCE WHEN USING THIS DATA!!!!! NAME OF DATA SET: North-Central China 400 Year Precipitation Reconstructions LAST UPDATE: 9/2010 (Original receipt by WDC Paleo) CONTRIBUTORS: Yi, L., H. Yu, X. Xu, J. Yao, Q. Su, and J. Ge IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2010-093 WDC PALEO CONTRIBUTION SERIES CITATION: Yi, L., et al. 2010. North-Central China 400 Year Precipitation Reconstructions. IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series # 2010-093. NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA. ORIGINAL REFERENCE: Yi, L., H. Yu, X. Xu, J. Yao, Q. Su, and J. Ge. 2010. Exploratory Precipitation in North-Central China during the Past Four Centuries. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition Vol. 84, Issue 1, pp. 223-229, February 2010. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00184.x ABSTRACT: Two robust precipitation reconstructions were conducted by combining tree-ring chronologies, dryness/wetness indices from historical documents, and climate data from the global grid. It was found that the recurrent drought history of a region can help us understand the variability of precipitation. Several dry/wet periods during the past four centuries and potential cycles of precipitation variation were determined. Furthermore, the reconstructions are not only consistent well with each other in North-central China, but also in good agreement with variations of precipitation in northeastern Mongolia, the Longxi area in Gangsu Province and the Dulan area of Qinghai Province, and the snow accumulation of the Guliya glacier. These synchronous variations indicate that it is valuable to study various climate records, find common information and determine the driving force of climate change. GEOGRAPHIC REGION: North-Central China PERIOD OF RECORD: 1600 - 2000 AD FUNDING SOURCES: National Natural Science Foundation China (No. 40576035), IGCP464, and Chinese Offshore Investigation and Assessment (No. 908-01-ZH2) DESCRIPTION: Multiproxy spring-summer precipitation reconstructions for two regions of north-central China over the last 4 centuries. Reconstructions are based on tree-ring chronologies, dryness/wetness indices from historical documents, and instrumental climate data. Region A, 33°-36°N, 108°-112°E, precipitation from April to July Region B, 38°-41°N, 110°-114°E, precipitation from June to August DATA: North-Central China 400 Year Precipitation Reconstruction PA: Region A, 33°-36°N, 108°-112°E, precipitation (mm) from April to July PB: Region B, 38°-41°N, 110°-114°E, precipitation (mm) from June to August Year PA PB 1600 340.00 225.86 1601 313.37 187.65 1602 361.19 253.80 1603 388.00 298.98 1604 377.21 292.49 1605 352.56 286.01 1606 314.73 269.17 1607 349.12 320.76 1608 294.98 286.51 1609 299.79 179.45 1610 252.68 196.24 1611 304.52 251.54 1612 352.79 197.78 1613 349.25 261.63 1614 364.74 268.19 1615 326.61 217.41 1616 286.16 230.87 1617 252.05 209.73 1618 347.26 264.66 1619 299.62 248.20 1620 321.29 248.42 1621 304.55 258.53 1622 315.20 313.90 1623 339.45 272.44 1624 329.32 265.82 1625 339.41 220.06 1626 339.24 287.21 1627 329.61 201.80 1628 257.04 178.70 1629 304.11 211.08 1630 298.47 220.35 1631 344.24 216.95 1632 339.78 176.33 1633 286.39 226.28 1634 293.00 230.02 1635 313.99 250.84 1636 350.14 257.26 1637 275.31 189.61 1638 239.45 157.91 1639 269.32 199.41 1640 210.17 170.88 1641 306.23 201.56 1642 320.29 232.89 1643 340.65 224.61 1644 294.29 282.93 1645 338.96 318.37 1646 357.37 287.32 1647 340.69 239.62 1648 395.48 320.01 1649 332.13 246.26 1650 323.31 190.66 1651 346.16 219.53 1652 372.40 331.53 1653 380.95 348.89 1654 357.91 341.45 1655 292.48 232.27 1656 346.46 242.78 1657 301.30 312.92 1658 401.50 306.26 1659 374.50 317.76 1660 363.08 272.16 1661 280.26 249.95 1662 425.96 307.66 1663 331.14 325.33 1664 400.70 329.78 1665 301.43 252.63 1666 366.42 285.30 1667 339.31 262.18 1668 348.70 294.86 1669 333.02 245.56 1670 330.02 238.53 1671 306.41 261.45 1672 330.71 250.70 1673 342.97 249.95 1674 314.97 241.45 1675 350.56 300.18 1676 355.57 280.47 1677 367.10 280.48 1678 327.84 300.70 1679 337.52 245.47 1680 322.37 209.69 1681 326.50 233.18 1682 324.54 249.50 1683 353.14 271.02 1684 294.91 329.32 1685 340.76 264.66 1686 300.25 247.23 1687 321.16 263.56 1688 362.79 254.24 1689 327.79 198.54 1690 295.25 208.94 1691 251.13 221.12 1692 321.93 244.11 1693 405.85 327.26 1694 352.88 284.92 1695 358.88 272.79 1696 339.27 257.35 1697 333.72 214.53 1698 306.21 257.91 1699 312.95 227.55 1700 293.24 288.97 1701 305.21 317.58 1702 350.35 248.16 1703 347.56 248.16 1704 299.37 222.56 1705 320.47 248.69 1706 314.32 269.92 1707 348.20 280.48 1708 337.72 287.02 1709 411.49 246.23 1710 299.46 248.16 1711 266.03 216.01 1712 336.39 249.85 1713 311.13 248.16 1714 303.69 209.14 1715 316.73 239.86 1716 338.76 299.66 1717 330.21 248.16 1718 353.99 248.16 1719 320.09 255.95 1720 287.79 183.40 1721 266.60 183.81 1722 241.06 178.01 1723 328.00 276.81 1724 338.86 275.00 1725 362.05 323.57 1726 323.36 305.75 1727 364.86 305.75 1728 384.72 299.56 1729 260.35 268.51 1730 367.88 271.64 1731 319.63 286.85 1732 268.74 293.56 1733 339.71 255.13 1734 276.01 219.96 1735 357.47 269.46 1736 387.39 293.45 1737 291.93 294.38 1738 338.02 304.81 1739 341.98 255.45 1740 296.30 275.03 1741 329.67 248.16 1742 377.45 248.03 1743 303.30 233.89 1744 342.87 280.25 1745 359.16 237.19 1746 316.17 208.94 1747 318.92 208.94 1748 291.07 189.51 1749 377.23 329.78 1750 298.83 276.63 1751 387.55 308.05 1752 275.18 273.13 1753 385.80 263.28 1754 315.21 300.18 1755 357.08 254.06 1756 369.80 306.67 1757 363.11 327.26 1758 302.35 250.12 1759 281.36 215.95 1760 371.53 233.50 1761 422.32 354.40 1762 253.78 257.68 1763 326.74 218.20 1764 286.72 264.34 1765 290.30 214.53 1766 350.90 248.20 1767 367.91 299.25 1768 307.96 329.32 1769 291.69 223.71 1770 356.77 218.20 1771 374.56 208.78 1772 309.84 250.70 1773 349.60 271.09 1774 364.08 280.25 1775 358.27 301.99 1776 348.86 256.72 1777 290.80 304.76 1778 354.19 243.87 1779 340.24 256.10 1780 332.82 293.56 1781 387.31 285.30 1782 350.31 287.85 1783 318.80 276.10 1784 290.92 196.31 1785 293.43 300.49 1786 362.58 293.05 1787 408.20 264.54 1788 312.63 245.58 1789 378.48 278.95 1790 346.01 278.59 1791 341.08 266.96 1792 276.84 188.29 1793 335.89 245.05 1794 308.64 273.21 1795 302.64 263.55 1796 348.16 220.57 1797 312.67 224.90 1798 332.80 304.01 1799 369.16 272.79 1800 326.63 277.14 1801 302.44 350.87 1802 360.37 225.76 1803 349.98 241.70 1804 287.34 211.49 1805 287.22 223.50 1806 371.61 285.90 1807 256.95 224.90 1808 314.73 299.14 1809 328.70 263.81 1810 307.74 208.94 1811 376.69 225.59 1812 261.93 216.82 1813 247.59 196.52 1814 273.80 203.00 1815 327.06 275.42 1816 336.50 251.45 1817 305.57 187.65 1818 344.11 256.07 1819 387.54 347.75 1820 334.18 309.77 1821 297.69 269.53 1822 396.11 355.03 1823 321.18 342.88 1824 294.01 251.49 1825 301.10 241.06 1826 358.25 255.42 1827 318.20 242.16 1828 306.24 261.94 1829 284.92 248.03 1830 353.29 305.64 1831 331.20 232.95 1832 356.27 218.00 1833 289.04 235.40 1834 277.84 264.66 1835 301.70 257.45 1836 275.47 196.71 1837 302.75 212.36 1838 344.02 271.45 1839 314.69 225.27 1840 324.43 265.15 1841 302.20 300.75 1842 296.25 298.11 1843 350.97 293.88 1844 371.47 298.37 1845 287.99 239.89 1846 268.93 183.81 1847 276.36 219.55 1848 323.15 256.10 1849 341.27 304.15 1850 335.86 304.15 1851 356.06 313.31 1852 375.83 261.63 1853 383.04 331.53 1854 355.87 296.65 1855 327.53 270.64 1856 306.00 253.52 1857 303.30 204.43 1858 326.10 218.94 1859 303.35 203.82 1860 329.92 248.37 1861 321.88 217.63 1862 247.38 287.18 1863 400.09 291.68 1864 305.29 258.15 1865 329.09 246.95 1866 348.62 273.75 1867 254.46 189.92 1868 405.21 324.19 1869 340.22 306.60 1870 348.72 231.93 1871 406.85 342.74 1872 322.10 342.74 1873 340.03 298.43 1874 376.26 235.87 1875 303.76 208.94 1876 271.03 189.61 1877 240.00 165.93 1878 292.56 183.40 1879 339.72 281.01 1880 336.75 264.61 1881 318.59 255.95 1882 376.08 256.43 1883 360.07 294.86 1884 355.01 295.09 1885 357.99 278.95 1886 359.57 299.88 1887 355.31 280.86 1888 350.87 218.20 1889 419.57 302.06 1890 366.50 297.95 1891 276.69 209.69 1892 306.03 278.40 1893 349.82 288.16 1894 379.27 342.88 1895 388.52 316.60 1896 378.50 305.87 1897 380.06 278.30 1898 390.56 294.69 1899 282.36 238.41 1900 202.46 157.91 1901 333.75 280.99 1902 288.34 203.82 1903 380.15 280.47 1904 290.48 293.11 1905 338.95 240.23 1906 357.61 262.15 1907 267.85 249.50 1908 294.68 283.50 1909 379.41 277.10 1910 367.64 235.79 1911 350.10 248.16 1912 307.78 299.47 1913 359.15 270.98 1914 342.09 304.01 1915 283.20 268.30 1916 300.15 199.98 1917 356.72 342.37 1918 319.72 270.96 1919 320.37 289.31 1920 258.65 196.52 1921 353.33 257.36 1922 266.17 280.46 1923 344.14 294.69 1924 259.58 275.40 1925 347.64 263.25 1926 274.08 233.50 1927 305.66 260.31 1928 206.59 157.76 1929 260.37 170.77 1930 325.05 249.53 1931 340.84 219.96 1932 307.93 301.46 1933 362.61 289.54 1934 322.31 235.26 1935 321.46 201.56 1936 299.26 181.09 1937 372.91 271.45 1938 388.19 255.06 1939 327.40 290.89 1940 379.10 324.24 1941 271.83 185.50 1942 312.69 261.99 1943 361.23 277.42 1944 300.83 315.49 1945 265.75 218.05 1946 344.54 274.50 1947 299.82 219.53 1948 331.67 243.93 1949 358.72 294.87 1950 278.95 269.39 1951 300.95 207.98 1952 314.90 256.27 1953 363.17 317.84 1954 361.21 325.79 1955 306.35 188.87 1956 420.97 342.86 1957 322.61 189.01 1958 385.78 315.57 1959 280.06 313.21 1960 245.03 209.57 1961 342.80 265.18 1962 273.57 242.06 1963 316.53 299.18 1964 393.96 332.36 1965 289.13 171.58 1966 332.61 305.00 1967 344.77 290.45 1968 272.63 241.06 1969 276.40 260.30 1970 323.69 227.36 1971 333.25 255.81 1972 304.06 174.52 1973 363.13 318.37 1974 288.53 239.12 1975 358.62 262.67 1976 323.04 298.48 1977 335.05 263.60 1978 330.43 263.81 1979 328.39 256.67 1980 350.32 182.99 1981 321.02 244.55 1982 329.28 263.60 1983 382.24 246.82 1984 380.99 224.53 1985 321.75 287.03 1986 262.25 196.24 1987 314.54 201.10 1988 369.34 324.84 1989 268.42 1990 243.48 1991 188.81 1992 248.76 1993 203.72 1994 225.99 1995 305.08 1996 333.86 1997 181.83 1998 217.50 1999 220.52 2000 239.64