This proceedings contains seven papers on various aspects of dendrochronological research in Asia, including dendroglaciology, dendroclimatology, dendroecology, dendroarchaeology, dendrogeomorphology and wood anatomy. The first paper presents the data gathered from a pre-conference field trip...

We present a long-term seasonal tree ring cellulose oxygen isotope (δ¹⁸O_c) time series created by analyzing four segments (S1, S2, S3, and S4) per year during the period of 1951-2009 from southeastern Tibetan Plateau. This intraseasonal δ¹⁸O_c reveals the onset and mature phase of the summer monsoon ...

These proceedings contain 13 papers on dendroecological research in Asia. Dendrochronology and its applications in climate-growth studies are largely covered.

Many tropical species are not yet explored by dendrochronologists. Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn.) is an ecologically important and economically valuable tree species which grows in the southern plains and mid-hills of Nepalese Central Himalayas. Detailed knowledge of growth response of this species...

Coniferous forests cover the mountains in many parts of Central Asia and provide large potentials for dendroclimatic studies of past climate variability. However, to date, only a few tree-ring based climate reconstructions exist from this region. Here, we present a regional tree-ring chronology...

Tree rings are widely used to reconstruct past climates in regions where observational records of climate are short. In this study, we developed a 294 years-long (1718-2011 CE) ring-width chronology of the Himalayan Silver fir (Abies spectabilis (D. Don, Spach)) from Humla district in western Nepal ...

A regional tree ring-width index chronology prepared from various tree core samples of the western Himalaya has been analyzed in relation to climate fluctuations. The correlation analysis of tree ring chronology shows significant positive correlations with regional rainfall and standardized...

High-elevation forests are experiencing high rates of warming, in combination with CO₂ rise and (sometimes) drying trends. In these montane systems, the effects of environmental changes on tree growth are also modified by elevation itself, thus complicating our ability to predict effects of future...

Knowledge of past climatic variability in the eastern Tianshan Mountains of arid Central Asia is still limited due to the lack of long-term instrumental data. In this study, we develop a March-August mean temperature reconstruction since 1766 ce based on annual tree-ring widths of Schrenk spruce (...

Accurately assessing the impact of climate changes on tree growth or forest productivity is vital to better understand global carbon cycles. Here, we carried out dendroclimatological research on Yezo spruce (Picea jezoensis var. microsperma) along an elevation gradient in two sites to investigate...