Recent anthropogenic curtailing of Yellow River runoff and sediment load is unprecedented over the past 500 y

Y Liu, H Song, Z An, C Sun, V Trouet… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The Yellow River (YR) is the fifth-longest and the most sediment-laden river in the world.
Frequent historical YR flooding events, however, have resulted in tremendous loss of life …

Tree-ring stable carbon isotope-based May–July temperature reconstruction over Nanwutai, China, for the past century and its record of 20th century warming

Y Liu, Y Wang, Q Li, H Song, HW Linderholm… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Growth anomaly of trees in some regions was detected under current episode of rapid
warming. This raises a dilemma for temperature reconstructions by using tree-ring width …

Anthropogenic aerosols cause recent pronounced weakening of Asian Summer Monsoon relative to last four centuries

Y Liu, W Cai, C Sun, H Song, KM Cobb… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Asian Summer Monsoon (ASM) affects ecosystems, biodiversity, and food
security of billions of people. In recent decades, ASM strength (as represented by …

Tree-ring hydrologic reconstructions for the Heihe River watershed, western China since AD 1430

Y Liu, J Sun, H Song, Q Cai, G Bao, X Li - Water Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Based on the tree-ring-width analysis, the total precipitation from previous July to current
June of the Qilian Mountains from 1634 to 2000 AD and the average runoff from previous …

Reconstructions of annual summer precipitation and temperature in north-central China since 1470 AD based on drought/flood index and tree-ring records

L Yi, H Yu, J Ge, Z Lai, X Xu, L Qin, S Peng - Climatic Change, 2012 - Springer
The understanding of the ongoing climate change needs high-resolution records of the past,
which are difficult to obtain in north-central China. Historical documents are unique materials …

Drought variations in the eastern part of northwest China over the past two centuries: evidence from tree rings

K Fang, X Gou, F Chen, M Yang, J Li, M He, Y Zhang… - Climate …, 2009 - int-res.com
Drought reconstruction from 1794 to 2003 in the eastern part of NW China was developed
by calibrating tree rings of Picea wilsonii on Xinglong Mountain with the Palmer drought …

Climate change over the past 2000 years in Western China

JA Holmes, ER Cook, B Yang - Quaternary International, 2009 - Elsevier
Western China, defined here as the land falling within the geographical boundaries of the
People's Republic of China in the west, south and north, and the approximate eastern extent …

The 600-mm precipitation isoline distinguishes tree-ring-width responses to climate in China

Y Liu, H Song, C Sun, Y Song, Q Cai… - National Science …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The numerous temperature and precipitation reconstructions in China based on tree-ring-
width data have played significant roles in furthering the understanding of past climate …

Precipitation reconstruction from Hailar pine (Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica) tree rings in the Hailar region, Inner Mongolia, China back to 1865 AD

Y Liu, G Bao, H Song, Q Cai, J Sun - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2009 - Elsevier
Precipitation is the major limiting factor for the radial growth of Hailar pine (Pinus sylvestris
var. mongolica) in the Hailar, northeast China. Herein, the amount of precipitation from the …

[PDF][PDF] Tree-ring based drought reconstruction for the Guiqing Mountain (China): linkages to the Indian and Pacific Oceans

K Fang, X Gou, F Chen, R D'Arrigo, J Li - International Journal of …, 2010 - academia.edu
We have reconstructed the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) from 1618 to 2005 for the
Guiqing Mountain area, north central China, using tree rings of Pinus tabulaeformis. The …