A ~700 years perspective on the 21st century drying in the eastern part of Europe based on δ18O in tree ring cellulose

Viorica Nagavciuc; Monica Ionita; Zoltán Kern; Danny McCarroll; Ionel Popa

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00605-4

Communications Earth & Environment (Nov 2022)

A ~700 years perspective on the 21st century drying in the eastern part of Europe based on δ18O in tree ring cellulose

Viorica Nagavciuc,
Monica Ionita,
Zoltán Kern,
Danny McCarroll,
Ionel Popa

Affiliations

Viorica Nagavciuc: Forest Biometrics Laboratory – Faculty of Forestry, “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava
Monica Ionita: Forest Biometrics Laboratory – Faculty of Forestry, “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava
Zoltán Kern: Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd Research Network
Danny McCarroll: Department of Geography, Swansea University
Ionel Popa: National Research and Development Institute for Silviculture “Marin Drăcea”

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00605-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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More extreme summer droughts and aridification in eastern Europe since 1850, relative to the past 700 years, probably resulted from a shift in atmospheric circulation patterns over the continent, suggest tree-ring cellulose oxygen isotope records.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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