Huashan, China 400 Year Precipitation Reconstruction Hughes, M.K.; Wu, X.D.; Shao, X.M.; Garfin, G.M. Hughes, M.K. Wu, X.D. Shao, X.M. Garfin, G.M. Precipitation Reconstruction drought earth science/paleoclimate/climate reconstructions|tree ring (age,null,null,year Common Era,null,climate reconstructions|tree ring,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/climate reconstructions|tree ring (precipitation,ring width,null,millimeter,Apr-Jul,climate reconstructions|tree ring,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/climate reconstructions|tree ring (number of samples,null,null,count,null,climate reconstructions|tree ring,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/climate reconstructions|tree ring (precipitation,ring density,null,millimeter,May-Jun,climate reconstructions|tree ring,null,null,N,based on latewood density) earth science/paleoclimate/reconstructions (Huashan>LATITUDE 34.48>LONGITUDE 110.08) May-June (MJ) and April-July (AJ) precipitation at Huashan in north-central China has been reconstructed for the period A.D. 1600 to 1988 using tree-ring density and width from Pinus armandii. MJ precipitation (based on ring width and maximum latewood density) calibrated and cross-validated against local instrumental data more strongly than AJ precipitation (based only on ring width). A major drought was reconstructed for the mid- and late 1920s, confirmed by local documentary sources. This drought (culminating in 1929) was the most severe of the 389-yr period for MJ and second most severe for AJ, after an event ending in 1683. Neither reconstruction shows much spectral power at frequencies lower than 1 in 10 yr, but both show concentrations of power between 2.1 and 2.7 yr and 3.5 to 9 yr. There are significant correlations between the two reconstructions and a regional dryness/wetness index (DW) based on documentary sources, particularly at high frequencies. These correlations are focused in the 7.6- to 7.3-, 3.8- to 3.6-, and 2.5-yr periods. Using singular spectrum analysis, quasiperiodic behavior with a period close to 7.2 yr was identified in the MJ precipitation reconstruction and in the DW index based on documents. STUDY NOTES: Precipitation reconstructions for Huashan, Shaanxi Province, in the central People's Republic Of China, based on Tree-Ring data. NCDC-Paleoclimatology https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data - Bauer Bruce Investigator : Hughes, M.K. Investigator : Wu, X.D. Investigator : Shao, X.M. Investigator : Garfin, G.M. 1996-12-17 ONLINE Files online, ASCII https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/16441 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/treering/reconstructions/china/huashan.recons https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/treering/reconstructions/china/huashan.recons English https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/16441 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/treering/reconstructions/china/huashan.recons Malcolm K. Hughes, Wu Xiangding, Shao Xuemei, Gregg M. Garfin1994A Preliminary Reconstruction of Rainfall in North-Central China since A.D. 1600 from Tree-Ring Density and WidthQuaternary Research42188-9910.1006/qres.1994.1056http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033589484710568 START YEAR: 1600 AD * END YEAR: 1988 AD 110.08 34.48 110.08 34.48