A preliminary reconstruction (A.D. 1635–2000) of spring precipitation using oak tree rings in the western Black Sea region of Turkey

A regional high-frequency reconstruction

A regional high-frequency reconstruction of May–June precipitation in the north Aegean from oak tree rings, A.D. 1089–1989

✍ Carol Griggs; Arthur DeGaetano; Peter Kuniholm; Maryanne Newton 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 769 KB

## Abstract May–June precipitation is the primary limiting factor in annual tree‐ring growth of the oaks of northeastern Greece and northwestern Turkey (39–42°N, 22–37°E). In a regional tree‐ring chronology of historic building and modern forest samples, the May–June precipitation explains at least