Journal article
A strong regional temperature signal in low-elevation Huon pine
KJ Allen, DM Drew, GM Downes, R Evans, ER Cook, M Battaglia, PJ Baker
Journal of Quaternary Science | Published : 2013
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2637
Abstract
We have produced the first annually resolved, centennial-length tree-ring chronologies, based on tracheid radial diameter (TRD) and microfibril angle for south-eastern Australia (SEA) from what would commonly be considered a dendroclimatically suboptimal site. The chronologies exhibit a strong regional temperature signal for the austral summer (nominally November-April) that extends across much of SEA. The strength and spatial extent of the temperature-TRD correlations surpass those between the iconic Tasmanian Mt Read ring-width chronology and austral summer temperatures, and are more time-stable. We demonstrate that the value of wood property chronologies for their ability to improve the b..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank Mike Peterson for assistance with site selection. Michael Raupach and Roger Francey provided constructive comments and advice on a draft of the manuscript. We thank Forestry Tasmania for allowing us to take samples. The Hermon Slade foundation funded a large portion of this work (grant HSF 09/5) and ARC Discovery Projects DP0878744 and DP120104320 also provided support. Brendan Buckley and Mike Peterson were instrumental in development of the Mt Read chronology before its recent update. The samples for the updated Mt Read RW chronology were obtained under a permit issued to D.M.D. by Parks and Wildlife, DPIPWE, Tasmania. Scott Nichols assisted with editing.