Published June 24, 1982
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Journal Article
Climatic significance of the hydrogen isotope ratios in tree cellulose
- Creators
- Yapp, Crayton J.
- Epstein, Samuel
Abstract
A distinct relationship exists between the δD values of cellulose carbon bound hydrogen in trees and average annual temperature for a variety of trees from a wide range over North America. The slope of the δD/T relationship is 5.8‰°C^(−1). Samples of annual precipitation covering much the same geographical range as the trees exhibit a comparable temperature coefficient of 5.6‰°C^(−1). Such growth-site conditions as poor drainage and/or low relative humidity seem to perturb the spatial δD/T relationship. However, our data indicate that suitable tree growth sites are more the rule than the exception.
Additional Information
© 1982 Macmillan Journals Ltd. Received 31 December 1981; accepted 18 March 1982. We thank everyone who provided samples for this work (see ref. 3 for names). NSF grant ATM80-18830 supported this research. This is contribution no. 3691 of the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology.Additional details
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- 44242
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20140311-104756809
- ATM80-18830
- NSF
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- Other Numbering System Name
- Caltech Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
- Other Numbering System Identifier
- 3691