Megadroughts in the Common Era and the Anthropocene
Exceptional drought events, known as megadroughts, have occurred on every continent
outside Antarctica over the past~ 2,000 years, causing major ecological and societal …
outside Antarctica over the past~ 2,000 years, causing major ecological and societal …
African hydroclimatic variability during the last 2000 years
The African continent is characterised by a wide range of hydroclimate regimes, ranging
from humid equatorial West Africa to the arid deserts in the northern and southern …
from humid equatorial West Africa to the arid deserts in the northern and southern …
Recent summer precipitation trends in the Greater Horn of Africa and the emerging role of Indian Ocean sea surface temperature
We utilize a variety of climate datasets to examine impacts of two mechanisms on
precipitation in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) during northern-hemisphere summer. First …
precipitation in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) during northern-hemisphere summer. First …
Comparing proxy and model estimates of hydroclimate variability and change over the Common Era
PAGES Hydro2k Consortium - Climate of the Past, 2017 - cp.copernicus.org
Water availability is fundamental to societies and ecosystems, but our understanding of
variations in hydroclimate (including extreme events, flooding, and decadal periods of …
variations in hydroclimate (including extreme events, flooding, and decadal periods of …
Potential of tree-ring analysis in a wet tropical forest: a case study on 22 commercial tree species in Central Africa
P Groenendijk, U Sass-Klaassen, F Bongers… - Forest Ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Implementing sustainable forest management requires basic information on growth, ages,
reproduction and survival of exploited tree species. This information is generally derived …
reproduction and survival of exploited tree species. This information is generally derived …
[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and applications of dendrochronology in Africa
A Gebrekirstos, A Bräuning, U Sass-Klassen… - Current Opinion in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Trees in Africa may form annual rings and grow to multicentury
age.•Dendroecology helps to reconstruct climate trends and atmospheric circulation …
age.•Dendroecology helps to reconstruct climate trends and atmospheric circulation …
Trends in tree growth and intrinsic water-use efficiency in the tropics under elevated CO2 and climate change
Key message Increasing water-use efficiency, due to rising atmospheric CO 2, did not
stimulate radial growth in tropical trees, probably because negative impacts of changing …
stimulate radial growth in tropical trees, probably because negative impacts of changing …
Changes in atmospheric circulation and the Arctic Oscillation preserved within a millennial length reconstruction of summer cloud cover from northern Fennoscandia
Cloud cover currently represents the single greatest source of uncertainty in General
Circulation Models. Stable carbon isotope ratios (δ 13 C) from tree-rings, in areas of low …
Circulation Models. Stable carbon isotope ratios (δ 13 C) from tree-rings, in areas of low …
Multi‐century tree‐ring precipitation record reveals increasing frequency of extreme dry events in the upper Blue Nile River catchment
Climate‐related environmental and humanitarian crisis are important challenges in the
Great Horn of Africa (GHA). In the absence of long‐term past climate records in the region …
Great Horn of Africa (GHA). In the absence of long‐term past climate records in the region …
Dendrochronology in the dry tropics: the Ethiopian case
THG Wils, UGW Sass-Klaassen, Z Eshetu, A Bräuning… - Trees, 2011 - Springer
Dendrochronology is developing outside temperate and boreal regions. Over the past
decade substantial progress has been made in Mediterranean and wet tropical regions …
decade substantial progress has been made in Mediterranean and wet tropical regions …