Hydrogen, carbon and oxygen isotopes in pine and oak tree rings from Southern Poland as climatic indicators in years 1900 - 2003

• Autorzy: Szczepanek M. , Pazdur A. , Pawełczyk S. , Böttger T. , Haupt M. , Hałas S. , Bednarz Z. , Krąpiec M. , Szychowska-Krąpiec E.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes in tree rings are sensitive indicators of climate changes. We have measured carbon, oxygen and hydrogen isotope ratios in ?-cellulose extracted from annual rings of pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Quercus robur L.) growing in the Niepołomice Forest, Southern Poland. The presented isotope records cover the period 1900-2003. In this paper we compare the values of δ13C, δ18O and δ2H observed in the wholewood of pine and in the latewood of oak with meteorological data (temperature, precipitation and sunshine). The highest significant values of correlation coefficients calculated between δ13C and the meteorological data are: -0.26 for temperature, 0.25 for precipitation and 0.41 for sunshine. On the basis of our investigations we deduced that pine is a more sensitive indicator of environmental changes than oak. Our investigation proves that the best indicators are: hydrogen for summer temperature and oxygen for summer precipitation. We noticed a rapid decrease of pine δ13C values in 1966 from -22.46‰ to -24.64‰.

Słowa kluczowe

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stable isotopes 2H; 13C; 18O; tree-rings; climate

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Geochronometria
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: Vol. 25
• Strony: 67--76
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Szczepanek M.

autor

Pazdur A.

autor

Pawełczyk S.

autor

Böttger T.

autor

Haupt M.

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Hałas S.

autor

Bednarz Z.

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Krąpiec M.

autor

Szychowska-Krąpiec E.

• Department of Radioisotopes, Institute of Physics, Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland,

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