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Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1849-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1849-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
Research article
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15 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 15 Aug 2022

Climate signals in stable carbon and hydrogen isotopes of lignin methoxy groups from southern German beech trees

Anna Wieland, Markus Greule, Philipp Roemer, Jan Esper, and Frank Keppler

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We examined annually resolved stable carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios of wood lignin methoxy groups of beech trees growing in temperate, low elevation environments. Here, carbon isotope ratios reveal highest correlations with regional summer temperatures while hydrogen isotope ratios correlate more strongly with large-scale temperature changes. By combining the dual isotope ratios of wood lignin methoxy groups, a proxy for regional- to subcontinental-scale temperature patterns can be applied.
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