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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1901-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1901-2020
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19 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 19 Oct 2020

Sampling density and date along with species selection influence spatial representation of tree-ring reconstructions

Justin T. Maxwell, Grant L. Harley, Trevis J. Matheus, Brandon M. Strange, Kayla Van Aken, Tsun Fung Au, and Joshua C. Bregy

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We found that increasing the density of chronologies in the tree-ring network resulted in estimated soil moisture conditions that better matched the spatial variability of the values that were instrumentally recorded for droughts and, to a lesser extent, pluvials. By sampling trees in 2010 compared to 1980, the sensitivity of tree rings to soil moisture decreased in the southern portion of our region, where severe drought conditions have been absent over recent decades.