Moreju River, Russia Tree Ring Stable Isotope Data ----------------------------------------------------------------------- World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder and NOAA Paleoclimatology Program ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: PLEASE CITE CONTRIBUTORS WHEN USING THIS DATA!!!!! NAME OF DATA SET: Moreju River, Russia Tree Ring Stable Isotope Data LAST UPDATE: 6/2009 (Original receipt by WDC Paleo) CONTRIBUTORS: Steffen Holzkämper, Peter Kuhry, Seija Kultti, Björn Gunnarson, Eloni Sonninen. IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2009-068 SUGGESTED DATA CITATION: Holzkämper, S., et al. 2009. Moreju River, Russia Tree Ring Stable Isotope Data. IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series # 2009-068. NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA. ORIGINAL REFERENCE: Holzkämper, S. , P. Kuhry, S. Kultti, B. Gunnarson, and E. Sonninen. 2008. Stable isotopes in tree rings as proxies for winter precipitation changes in the Russian Arctic over the past 150 years. GEOCHRONOMETRIA, Vol. 32, pp. 37-46. DOI 10.2478/v10003-008-0025-6 ABSTRACT: We present results from an analysis of tree ring width and stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in tree ring cellulose of Siberian Spruce collected from remote forest islands in the northwestern Russian tundra. Ring width is often considered a proxy for summer temperatures. The aim of this pilot study was to test whether stable isotopes can provide additional information about climate during the growth of trees in this extreme environment. Comparison of d13C and d18O with observed meteorological data shows that there is a link between stable isotopes and winter precipitation. This may be explained by the strong influence that snow exerts on the isotopic composition of soil moisture during spring and early summer, when the new cellulose is formed. Our results show that winter precipitation in the study area was increasing from 1865-1900, and thereafter decreasing until ~1930. The 1960-1980 period was again rather humid, followed by a drying trend until 1990. The study highlights the potential of stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in tree rings as proxies for winter precipitation. GEOGRAPHIC REGION: Arctic Russia PERIOD OF RECORD: 1865-2003 AD FUNDING SOURCES: EU-CARBONorth Project (contract 036993), EU-GLIMPSE Project (contract EVK2-CT-2002-00164) and EU-TUNDRA Project (contract ENV4-CT97-0522). DESCRIPTION: Tree ring stable carbon and oxygen isotope data in cellulose of Siberian Spruce collected from remote forest islands in the northwestern Russian tundra. Trees T1-T4, T5: 68.1°N, 60.0°E, ~40m elev. Tree Khoseda: 67.2°N, 59.5°E, ~90m elev. DATA: 1. Moreju River tree ring d18O data, permil V-SMOW TreeT2 d18O Tree T4 d18O Tree T5 d18O YearAD permil YearAD permil YearAD permil 1865 26.26 1979 25.65 1905 27.03 1866 26.20 1980 25.84 1906 26.66 1867 26.44 1981 25.65 1907 25.95 1868 26.76 1982 26.12 1908 26.15 1869 26.68 1983 25.28 1909 26.17 1870 26.93 1984 25.96 1910 26.21 1871 25.39 1985 25.65 1911 25.23 1872 25.79 1986 25.88 1912 25.57 1873 26.44 1987 26.17 1913 26.19 1874 26.07 1988 26.79 1914 26.12 1875 27.30 1989 27.00 1915 26.05 1876 25.48 1990 24.37 1916 26.33 1877 26.36 1991 26.21 1917 25.83 1878 25.62 1992 26.16 1918 26.19 1879 25.16 1993 25.90 1919 25.67 1880 25.39 1994 26.56 1920 26.55 1881 26.07 1995 26.16 1921 27.94 1882 26.05 1996 25.92 1922 25.19 1883 26.16 1997 25.62 1923 26.24 1884 26.04 1998 26.00 1924 26.82 1885 27.27 1999 25.37 1925 26.52 1886 23.64 2000 27.76 1926 25.97 1887 25.38 2001 26.33 1927 26.41 1888 25.58 2002 24.84 1928 27.41 1889 26.09 2003 26.22 1929 26.43 1890 25.87 1930 27.08 1891 24.97 1931 25.99 1892 25.91 1932 26.22 1893 24.83 1933 26.79 1894 25.08 1934 25.47 1895 25.32 1935 26.72 1896 25.41 1936 26.38 1897 26.32 1937 25.48 1898 25.81 1938 26.23 1899 24.42 1939 25.70 1900 25.03 1940 25.52 1901 25.93 1941 25.42 1902 25.11 1942 26.57 1903 24.66 1943 26.93 1904 23.78 1944 27.13 1905 24.71 1945 26.86 1906 24.82 1946 26.14 1907 24.22 1947 26.34 1908 24.88 1948 26.71 1909 24.35 1949 25.73 1910 24.35 1950 25.34 1911 25.15 1951 26.11 1912 25.49 1952 26.11 1913 25.32 1953 26.93 1914 23.92 1954 26.46 1915 25.49 1955 25.97 1916 24.33 1956 25.74 1917 24.96 1957 24.89 1918 23.88 1958 25.92 1919 25.00 1959 25.25 1920 26.54 1960 26.35 1921 26.05 1961 25.59 1922 24.58 1962 27.05 1923 23.52 1963 27.41 1924 25.83 1964 26.55 1925 25.43 1965 26.12 1926 23.81 1966 26.26 1927 25.47 1967 27.54 1928 25.83 1968 26.60 1929 23.93 1969 25.32 1930 25.05 1970 25.24 1931 24.63 1971 24.45 1932 24.63 1972 27.12 1933 24.21 1973 26.34 1934 25.47 1974 25.92 1935 26.15 1975 26.42 1936 26.08 1976 25.37 1937 25.17 1977 25.46 1938 25.59 1978 26.57 1939 25.36 1979 26.47 1940 26.00 1980 27.45 1941 24.61 1981 27.98 1942 24.81 1982 25.84 1943 25.98 1983 25.96 1944 25.34 1984 27.14 1945 26.86 1985 28.17 1946 26.02 1986 25.64 1947 25.68 1987 26.16 1948 24.93 1988 26.46 1949 23.95 1989 26.04 1950 25.59 1990 26.11 1951 25.95 1991 25.48 1952 24.51 1992 26.56 1953 25.30 1993 25.69 1954 26.02 1994 25.35 1955 25.62 1995 26.11 1956 24.25 1996 27.01 1957 24.08 1958 24.05 1959 25.71 1960 23.60 1961 22.86 1962 23.55 1963 23.24 1964 23.43 1965 24.29 1966 24.43 1967 23.35 1968 23.40 1969 22.65 2. Moreju River tree ring d13C data, permil VPDB Tree T2 d13C corr.d13C Tree T4 d13C corr.d13C Tree T5 d13C corr.d13C Tree Khoseda d13C corr.d13C YearAD permil permil YearAD permil permil YearAD permil permil YearAD permil permil 1865 -23.81 -23.74 1979 -25.94 -24.94 1905 -22.26 -22.01 1916 -24.91 -24.61 1866 -24.19 -24.11 1980 -26.66 -25.63 1906 -22.82 -22.56 1917 -24.54 -24.23 1867 -24.12 -24.04 1981 -26.21 -25.15 1907 -22.01 -21.75 1918 -24.60 -24.29 1868 -24.01 -23.92 1982 -25.47 -24.39 1908 -21.99 -21.73 1919 -23.70 -23.38 1869 -23.43 -23.34 1983 -25.54 -24.43 1909 -22.16 -21.89 1920 -23.61 -23.29 1870 -23.85 -23.75 1984 -25.72 -24.58 1910 -21.67 -21.39 1921 -23.37 -23.04 1871 -24.63 -24.53 1985 -26.37 -25.20 1911 -21.60 -21.32 1922 -23.43 -23.10 1872 -24.50 -24.39 1986 -27.37 -26.17 1912 -22.19 -21.90 1923 -23.94 -23.60 1873 -24.21 -24.10 1987 -27.64 -26.42 1913 -21.64 -21.35 1924 -24.42 -24.08 1874 -23.78 -23.67 1988 -27.03 -25.78 1914 -21.98 -21.68 1925 -24.88 -24.54 1875 -23.50 -23.38 1989 -25.91 -24.63 1915 -21.96 -21.66 1926 -24.52 -24.17 1876 -23.70 -23.58 1990 -25.32 -24.01 1916 -22.51 -22.21 1927 -23.22 -22.87 1877 -24.07 -23.94 1991 -25.75 -24.41 1917 -23.09 -22.78 1928 -23.13 -22.77 1878 -24.06 -23.93 1992 -25.72 -24.35 1918 -23.65 -23.34 1929 -23.90 -23.54 1879 -24.31 -24.17 1993 -24.26 -22.87 1919 -23.88 -23.56 1930 -24.23 -23.86 1880 -24.33 -24.19 1994 -25.36 -23.94 1920 -23.76 -23.44 1931 -24.16 -23.79 1881 -23.17 -23.02 1995 -26.50 -25.05 1921 -22.12 -21.79 1932 -24.62 -24.24 1882 -23.49 -23.34 1996 -26.60 -25.12 1922 -22.95 -22.62 1933 -24.79 -24.41 1883 -24.12 -23.97 1997 -26.88 -25.37 1923 -22.29 -21.95 1934 -24.99 -24.61 1884 -23.73 -23.57 1998 -26.18 -24.65 1924 -23.44 -23.10 1935 -24.87 -24.48 1885 -23.48 -23.32 1999 -25.95 -24.39 1925 -23.31 -22.97 1936 -24.38 -23.99 1886 -22.53 -22.36 2000 -25.59 -24.00 1926 -23.17 -22.82 1937 -25.68 -25.28 1887 -22.42 -22.25 2001 -25.97 -24.35 1927 -23.06 -22.71 1938 -24.50 -24.10 1888 -23.18 -23.00 2002 -26.36 -24.71 1928 -22.52 -22.16 1939 -23.50 -23.09 1889 -23.96 -23.78 2003 -25.42 -23.75 1929 -22.40 -22.04 1940 -23.81 -23.40 1890 -23.41 -23.23 1930 -22.98 -22.61 1941 1891 -24.04 -23.85 1931 -23.00 -22.63 1942 -23.11 -22.69 1892 -23.05 -22.86 1932 -23.41 -23.03 1943 -23.20 -22.78 1893 -22.47 -22.27 1933 -23.53 -23.15 1944 -23.54 -23.11 1894 -22.25 -22.05 1934 -22.56 -22.18 1945 -23.52 -23.09 1895 -23.30 -23.09 1935 -21.84 -21.45 1946 -25.56 -25.12 1896 -22.85 -22.64 1936 -22.29 -21.90 1947 -24.02 -23.58 1897 -23.67 -23.45 1937 -22.75 -22.35 1948 -23.68 -23.23 1898 -23.51 -23.29 1938 -22.61 -22.21 1949 -24.25 -23.80 1899 -23.70 -23.48 1939 -22.49 -22.08 1950 1900 -24.07 -23.84 1940 -22.09 -21.68 1951 -23.98 -23.52 1901 -23.88 -23.65 1941 -22.35 -21.93 1952 -23.77 -23.31 1902 -23.12 -22.88 1942 -22.05 -21.63 1953 -23.27 -22.80 1903 -23.60 -23.36 1943 -22.42 -22.00 1954 -23.59 -23.12 1904 -23.12 -22.87 1944 -22.36 -21.93 1955 -23.91 -23.43 1905 -23.18 -22.93 1945 -23.36 -22.93 1956 -23.91 -23.43 1906 -23.33 -23.07 1946 -22.41 -21.97 1957 -23.54 -23.05 1907 -23.61 -23.35 1947 -23.47 -23.03 1958 -23.86 -23.37 1908 -23.91 -23.65 1948 -23.03 -22.58 1959 -23.01 -22.51 1909 -24.51 -24.24 1949 -22.75 -22.30 1960 -22.91 -22.41 1910 -24.93 -24.66 1950 -22.55 -22.09 1961 -23.11 -22.61 1911 -24.63 -24.35 1951 -22.35 -21.89 1962 -23.41 -22.89 1912 -25.44 -25.16 1952 -22.97 -22.51 1963 -24.17 -23.62 1913 -24.08 -23.79 1953 -23.52 -23.05 1964 -23.91 -23.33 1914 -24.32 -24.03 1954 -22.66 -22.19 1965 -24.46 -23.85 1915 -23.13 -22.83 1955 -22.60 -22.12 1966 -24.57 -23.94 1916 -24.11 -23.81 1956 -22.77 -22.29 1967 -23.90 -23.24 1917 -24.97 -24.67 1957 -23.02 -22.53 1968 -25.04 -24.35 1918 -24.63 -24.32 1958 -22.28 -21.79 1969 1919 -24.67 -24.36 1959 -21.79 -21.29 1970 -24.43 -23.68 1920 -24.08 -23.76 1960 -22.90 -22.40 1971 -24.16 -23.39 1921 -23.94 -23.62 1961 -22.56 -22.06 1972 -23.36 -22.56 1922 -23.26 -22.93 1962 -21.12 -20.60 1973 -23.35 -22.52 1923 -23.77 -23.44 1963 -22.71 -22.16 1974 -23.24 -22.38 1924 -24.34 -24.00 1964 -22.65 -22.07 1975 1925 -24.70 -24.36 1965 -22.18 -21.57 1976 -23.90 -22.98 1926 -24.69 -24.35 1966 -23.07 -22.44 1977 -24.27 -23.33 1927 -23.57 -23.22 1967 -21.78 -21.12 1978 1928 -23.20 -22.85 1968 -22.25 -21.56 1979 -25.27 -24.27 1929 -24.12 -23.76 1969 -22.03 -21.31 1980 -25.29 -24.26 1930 -24.10 -23.74 1970 -22.05 -21.30 1981 -24.15 -23.09 1931 -24.11 -23.74 1971 -22.91 -22.14 1982 -23.57 -22.49 1932 -24.36 -23.99 1972 -22.54 -21.74 1983 -22.95 -21.84 1933 -24.48 -24.10 1973 -22.94 -22.11 1984 1934 -24.52 -24.14 1974 -22.90 -22.04 1985 1935 -24.09 -23.71 1975 -22.44 -21.55 1986 1936 -23.87 -23.48 1976 -23.75 -22.83 1987 -24.07 -22.85 1937 -24.52 -24.13 1977 -24.07 -23.13 1988 -24.24 -22.99 1938 -24.07 -23.67 1978 -23.65 -22.68 1939 -24.61 -24.21 1979 -23.26 -22.26 1940 -24.16 -23.75 1980 -22.57 -21.54 1941 -24.31 -23.90 1981 -22.91 -21.85 1942 -24.03 -23.61 1982 -22.85 -21.77 1943 -23.87 -23.45 1983 -24.98 -23.87 1944 -24.05 -23.63 1984 -23.73 -22.59 1945 -23.85 -23.42 1985 -23.66 -22.49 1946 -23.62 -23.19 1986 -24.51 -23.31 1947 -23.70 -23.26 1987 -24.11 -22.89 1948 -24.05 -23.61 1988 -24.86 -23.61 1949 -24.52 -24.07 1989 -23.99 -22.71 1950 -24.48 -24.03 1990 -23.70 -22.39 1951 -23.89 -23.43 1991 -23.31 -21.97 1952 -24.43 -23.97 1992 -23.14 -21.77 1953 -23.52 -23.06 1993 -23.66 -22.27 1954 -23.45 -22.98 1994 -25.46 -24.04 1955 -24.18 -23.71 1995 -24.37 -22.92 1956 -24.11 -23.63 1996 -23.89 -22.41 1957 -23.38 -22.90 1958 -24.08 -23.59 1959 -23.23 -22.74 1960 -22.76 -22.26 1961 -22.68 -22.18 1962 -22.31 -21.81 1963 -22.61 -22.09 1964 -22.72 -22.17 1965 -22.64 -22.06 1966 -23.37 -22.76 1967 -23.30 -22.67 1968 -24.66 -24.00 1969 -25.71 -25.02