High-resolution palaeoclimate proxy records have been lacking for the subtropical region of
southwest China. To gain insights into hydroclimate variability in central Yunnan Province …

At the local scale, artificial impounded reservoirs in dry regions exert influence on the
surrounding local climate. Impounded reservoirs have been found to alter precipitation …

Minimum temperatures have increased rapidly on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) in recent
decades, but there is still a lack of long-term background information to evaluate the nature …

Southwestern China is a critical biodiversity hotspot area, and many large hydroelectric
projects have been established in the valleys in the region. Tree growth in the valleys will be …

The Himalayan region has already witnessed profound climate changes detectable in the
cryosphere and the hydrological cycle, already resulting in drastic socio-economic impacts …

Relative humidity (RH), an important climatic element influencing tree growth, is also crucial
in assessing the General Circulation Models (GCMs) on global warming. However, in the …

Understanding the long-term history of drought in the Tibetan Plateau region is important to
improve understanding of drought frequency in response to future global warming. Although …

High Asian glaciers and precipitation have directly or indirectly influenced the freshwater
supply of billions of people and natural ecosystems in surrounding areas. To better …

The relationship between climate and forest is critical to understanding the influence of
future climate change on terrestrial ecosystems. Research on trees at high elevations has …

We developed three tree-ring width chronologies of Chinese white pine (Pinus armandii)
along an altitudinal gradient on the same slope of the northern Funiu Mountain, central …