A 424-year tree-ring-based Palmer Drought Severity Index reconstruction of Cedrus deodara D. Don from the Hindu Kush range of Pakistan: linkages to ocean oscillations
Sarir Ahmad,Liangjun Zhu,Sumaira Yasmeen,Yuandong Zhang,Zongshan Li,Sami Ullah,Shijie Han,and Xiaochun Wang
Sarir Ahmad
Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin
150040, China
Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of
Education, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040,
China
Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin
150040, China
Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of
Education, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040,
China
Sumaira Yasmeen
Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin
150040, China
Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of
Education, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040,
China
Yuandong Zhang
Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment, State Forestry
Administration, Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection,
Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin
150040, China
Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of
Education, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040,
China
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This study provides the opportunity to extend climatic records to preindustrial periods in northern Pakistan. The reconstructed March–August PDSIs for the past 424 years, going back to 1593 CE, enable scientists to know how these areas were prone to climatic extremes in the past. The instrumental data are limited in Pakistan; however, the Cedrus deodara tree that preserves physical characteristics of past climatic variabilities can provide insight into the trend of climatic changes.
This study provides the opportunity to extend climatic records to preindustrial periods in...
