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Author : Starheim, C.; Smith, D.J.; and Prowse, T.
Date : 2011.
Title : Investigating the paleohydroclimate of west central British Columbia using a multi-species tree-ring network.
Publication : Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting and Conference. May 31-June 4, 2011. University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta.
Issue : Program and Abstract Volume.
Page(s) : 169.
Abstract
Fluctuations in large-scale ocean and atmospheric climate patterns have considerable influence on meteorological conditions and river discharge dynamics throughout British Columbia. As low-frequency oscillations are characteristic of several important climate forcings affecting this region including the Pacific Decadal Oscillation and the Pacific North America pattern, it is necessary to understand both the short- and long-term behavior of regional hydroclimatic regimes to fully assess the natural dynamics of these systems. Detailed hydroclimate research is typically limited to the past century by the short length of most instrumental records in British Columbia. Annually-resolved tree ring-width and ring density measurements provide an opportunity to extend instrumental records and gain insight into the character of regional paleohydroclimate variations. Using a regional, multi-species network of tree chronologies, we establish long-term proxy records of hydroclimatic variability in west central British Columbia. Possible connections with synoptic climate forcings and solar insolation are discussed.
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