Nature Communications (Jan 2017)
Weakening of annual temperature cycle over the Tibetan Plateau since the 1870s
Abstract
Weakening of the Tibetan Plateau’s annual temperature cycle has been observed in recent decades, yet the long-term context remains unknown. Here, the authors reconstruct a 300-year temperature record from tree-ring width and maximum latewood density, which indicates the onset of weakening as early as the 1870s.