noaa-recon-16441 Huashan, China 400 Year Precipitation Reconstruction Hughes, M.K.; Wu, X.D.; Shao, X.M.; Garfin, G.M. Huashan, China 400 Year Precipitation Reconstruction 1996-12-17 NCDC-Paleoclimatology ONLINE Files Pending https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/16441 Investigator M.K. Hughes Investigator X.D. Wu Investigator X.M. Shao Investigator G.M. Garfin 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 precipitation geoscientificInformation Precipitation Reconstruction drought 1600 AD 1988 AD 350 cal yr BP -38 cal yr BP Complete 34.48 34.48 110.08 110.08 2060 2060 Continent Asia Eastern Asia China Huashan>LATITUDE 34.48>LONGITUDE 110.08 None Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site. English DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data DATA Center Contact Bruce Bauer bruce.a.bauer@noaa.gov paleo@noaa.gov 303-497-6280 303-497-6513

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Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA online ASCII Malcolm K. Hughes, Wu Xiangding, Shao Xuemei, Gregg M. Garfin 1994 Quaternary Research 42 1 88-99 10.1006/qres.1994.1056 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033589484710568

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.

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