Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i>
This study investigates the potential reconstruction of summer monsoon season streamflow variations in the middle reaches of the Yellow River from tree rings in the Qinling Mountains. The regional chronology is significantly positively correlated with the July–October streamflow of the middle Yellow...
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| description | This study investigates the potential reconstruction of summer monsoon season streamflow variations in the middle reaches of the Yellow River from tree rings in the Qinling Mountains. The regional chronology is significantly positively correlated with the July–October streamflow of the middle Yellow River from 1919 to 1949, and the derived reconstruction explains 36.4% of the actual streamflow variance during this period. High streamflows occurred during 1644–1757, 1795–1806, 1818–1833, 1882–1900, 1909–1920 and 1933–1963. Low streamflows occurred during 1570–1643, 1758–1794, 1807–1817, 1834–1868, 1921–1932 and 1964–2012. High and low streamflow intervals also correspond well to the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) intensity. Some negative correlations of our streamflow reconstruction with Indo-Pacific sea surface temperature (SST) also suggest the linkage of regional streamflow changes to the Asian summer monsoon circulation. Although climate change has some important effects on the variation in streamflow, anthropogenic activities are the primary factors mediating the flow cessation of the Yellow River, based on streamflow reconstruction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f3ef43eebd848969c5b321c770127002023-11-20T05:55:46ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332020-07-0111771710.3390/atmos11070717Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i>Feng Chen0Magdalena Opała-Owczarek1Piotr Owczarek2Youping Chen3Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, ChinaInstitute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Ul. Bedzinska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, PolandInstitute of Geography and Regional Development, University of Wroclaw, Pl.Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, PolandYunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Transboundary Eco-Security, Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, ChinaThis study investigates the potential reconstruction of summer monsoon season streamflow variations in the middle reaches of the Yellow River from tree rings in the Qinling Mountains. The regional chronology is significantly positively correlated with the July–October streamflow of the middle Yellow River from 1919 to 1949, and the derived reconstruction explains 36.4% of the actual streamflow variance during this period. High streamflows occurred during 1644–1757, 1795–1806, 1818–1833, 1882–1900, 1909–1920 and 1933–1963. Low streamflows occurred during 1570–1643, 1758–1794, 1807–1817, 1834–1868, 1921–1932 and 1964–2012. High and low streamflow intervals also correspond well to the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) intensity. Some negative correlations of our streamflow reconstruction with Indo-Pacific sea surface temperature (SST) also suggest the linkage of regional streamflow changes to the Asian summer monsoon circulation. Although climate change has some important effects on the variation in streamflow, anthropogenic activities are the primary factors mediating the flow cessation of the Yellow River, based on streamflow reconstruction.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/7/717Yellow Rivertree ringsstreamflow reconstructionEast Asian summer monsoonclimate warming |
| spellingShingle | Feng Chen Magdalena Opała-Owczarek Piotr Owczarek Youping Chen Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> Atmosphere Yellow River tree rings streamflow reconstruction East Asian summer monsoon climate warming |
| title | Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> |
| title_full | Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> |
| title_fullStr | Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> |
| title_short | Summer Monsoon Season Streamflow Variations in the Middle Yellow River since 1570 CE Inferred from Tree Rings of <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> |
| title_sort | summer monsoon season streamflow variations in the middle yellow river since 1570 ce inferred from tree rings of i pinus tabulaeformis i |
| topic | Yellow River tree rings streamflow reconstruction East Asian summer monsoon climate warming |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/7/717 |
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