Lete Upper, Nepal - NEPA050
Additional Site Information 
D.K. Kharal  H. Meilby  S. Rayamajhi  D. Bhuju  U.K. Thapa  


Measurement type: Total ring width 


References:  
Kharal, D.K., Meilby, H.; Rayamajhi, S.; Bhuju, D.; Thapa, U.K. 2014.
Tree ring variability and climate response of Abies spectabilis along 
an elevation gradient in Mustang, Nepal.
Banko Janakari, Vol. 24, issue 1, pp. 3-13. doi: 10.3126/banko.v24i1.13473

Thapa, U.K.; St. George, S.; Kharal, D.K.; Gaire, N.P. 2017. 
Tree growth across the Nepal Himalaya during the last four centuries. 
Progress in Physical Geography, doi: 10.1177/0309133317714247 


Funded by:
University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Institute of Forestry and Department of Forest Research and Survey, Nepal 
Community based Forest Management in the Himalayas (ComForM III) Project
University of Minnesota Herbert E. Wright, Jr., Quaternary Paleoecology Fellowship, 
University of Minnesota Faculty Research Award 


COFECHA output:


      Chronology file name   : NEPA050.CRN
      Measurement file name  : NEPA050.RWL
      Date checked           : 14JUL17
      Checked by             : B. Bauer
      Beginning year         : 1857
      Ending year            : 2012
      Principal investigators: D.K. Kharal  H. Meilby  S. Rayamajhi  D. Bhuju  U.K. Thapa    
      Site name              : Lete Upper
      Site location          : Nepal        
      Species information    : ABSB SILVER FIR
      Latitude               :   2837
      Longitude              :  08337
      Elevation              : 3300M

      Series intercorrelation: 0.476
      Avg mean sensitivity   : 0.251
      Avg standard deviation : 0.841
      Avg autocorrelation    : 0.749
      Number dated series    : 41
      Segment length tested  : 50

      Number problem segments: 28
      Pct problem segments   : 18.92


 PART 5:  CORRELATION OF SERIES BY SEGMENTS: Lete Upper                                            15:57  Fri 14 Jul 2017  Page   5
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 Correlations of  50-year dated segments, lagged  25 years
 Flags:  A = correlation under   .3281 but highest as dated;  B = correlation higher at other than dated position

 Seq Series  Time_span   1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975
                         1899 1924 1949 1974 1999 2024
 --- -------- ---------  ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
   1 ABSB203B 1926 2012                  .29B .57  .70
   2 ABSB204A 1921 2012             .62  .69  .74  .77
   3 ABSB204B 1928 2012                  .39  .59  .65
   4 ABSB205A 1945 2012                  .35  .32A .32A
   5 ABSB205B 1938 2012                  .39  .40B .43
   6 ABSB206A 1926 2012                  .60  .59  .54
   7 ABSB206B 1926 2012                  .39  .55  .58
   8 ABSB207A 1916 2012             .44  .46  .35  .39
   9 ABSB208B 1917 2012             .44  .48  .39  .49
  10 ABSB209A 1919 2012             .48  .47  .43  .56
  11 ABSB210A 1921 2012             .50  .55  .12B .20A
  12 ABSB210B 1946 2012                  .55  .51  .49
  13 ABSB213A 1949 2012                  .57  .58  .60
  14 ABSB214A 1953 2012                       .55  .59
  15 ABSB215A 1937 2012                  .38  .57  .55
  16 ABSB215B 1931 2012                  .39  .78  .77
  17 ABSB216A 1931 2012                  .55  .75  .72
  18 ABSB216B 1930 2012                  .40  .65  .72
  19 ABSB217B 1949 2012                  .13B .15B .01B
  20 ABSB218B 1933 2012                  .54  .68  .74
  21 ABSB219A 1941 2012                  .57  .64  .65
  22 ABSB219B 1940 2012                  .62  .53  .55
  23 ABSB220A 1871 2012   .54  .62  .54  .63  .73  .76
  24 ABSB220B 1862 2012   .12B .38B .47  .55  .68  .66
  25 ABSB221A 1901 2012             .58  .75  .62  .65
  26 ABSB221B 1938 2012                  .52  .51  .50
  27 ABSB225A 1903 2012             .68  .68  .58  .63
  28 ABSB225B 1901 2012             .58  .68  .73  .77
  29 ABSB226A 1864 2012   .08B .23B-.01B .14B .20B .15B
  30 ABSB226B 1936 2012                  .21B .34  .35
  31 ABSB227A 1898 2012        .32A .29A .42  .49  .56
  32 ABSB228A 1936 2012                  .71  .69  .78
  33 ABSB228B 1912 2012             .29B .52  .77  .78
  34 ABSB229A 1951 2012                       .67  .72
  35 ABSB229B 1928 2012                  .66  .65  .60
  36 ABSB231B 1857 2012   .37  .69  .72  .60  .63  .65
  37 ABSB233A 1903 2012             .00B-.06B .24B .56
  38 ABSB233B 1914 2012             .33B .39  .44  .72
  39 ABSB234B 1907 2012             .48  .48  .38  .42
  40 ABSB236B 1938 2012                 -.11B-.20B-.27B
  41 ABSB334A 1914 2012             .35  .36  .50  .50
 Av segment correlation   .28  .45  .43  .46  .51  .55
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                                                Corr   //-------- Unfiltered --------\\  //---- Filtered -----\\
                           No.    No.    No.    with   Mean   Max     Std   Auto   Mean   Max     Std   Auto  AR
 Seq Series   Interval   Years  Segmt  Flags   Master  msmt   msmt    dev   corr   sens  value    dev   corr  ()
 --- -------- ---------  -----  -----  -----   ------ -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  --
   1 ABSB203B 1926 2012     87      3      1    .484   1.60   4.02   .899   .864   .296   2.56   .385   .050   2
   2 ABSB204A 1921 2012     92      4      0    .701   2.37   7.88  1.360   .809   .287   2.51   .533  -.045   1
   3 ABSB204B 1928 2012     85      3      0    .512   2.62   5.38  1.008   .683   .247   2.67   .553  -.042   1
   4 ABSB205A 1945 2012     68      3      2    .349   1.07   2.23   .445   .672   .237   2.61   .395  -.097   2
   5 ABSB205B 1938 2012     75      3      1    .304   1.41   3.84   .663   .788   .225   2.54   .385   .019   1
   6 ABSB206A 1926 2012     87      3      0    .586   1.69   5.02   .915   .819   .234   2.73   .393   .023   1
   7 ABSB206B 1926 2012     87      3      0    .521   1.51  10.03  1.487   .859   .235   2.60   .376   .020   1
   8 ABSB207A 1916 2012     97      4      0    .422   1.89   3.33   .543   .518   .223   2.69   .476   .069   1
   9 ABSB208B 1917 2012     96      4      0    .493   1.41   4.13   .805   .851   .251   2.62   .444  -.002   1
  10 ABSB209A 1919 2012     94      4      0    .482   1.66   7.79   .918   .712   .279   2.79   .489   .027   2
  11 ABSB210A 1921 2012     92      4      2    .359    .82   4.44   .714   .897   .299   2.75   .556   .026   1
  12 ABSB210B 1946 2012     67      3      0    .494   1.43   3.57   .775   .681   .340   2.66   .642  -.016   3
  13 ABSB213A 1949 2012     64      3      0    .561   2.46   5.42  1.316   .804   .301   2.65   .556  -.057   1
  14 ABSB214A 1953 2012     60      2      0    .542   1.61   3.63   .853   .643   .372   2.68   .536  -.108   1
  15 ABSB215A 1937 2012     76      3      0    .400   1.83   5.06  1.281   .833   .315   3.04   .572   .079   1
  16 ABSB215B 1931 2012     82      3      0    .576   1.75   3.91   .921   .780   .240   2.88   .543  -.029   1
  17 ABSB216A 1931 2012     82      3      0    .642   1.41   5.85  1.162   .932   .226   2.75   .487  -.008   1
  18 ABSB216B 1930 2012     83      3      0    .462   1.53   3.26   .745   .821   .219   2.46   .391  -.078   1
  19 ABSB217B 1949 2012     64      3      3    .138   1.49   5.35  1.100   .867   .257   2.74   .418  -.096   1
  20 ABSB218B 1933 2012     80      3      0    .637   1.66   3.38   .696   .843   .190   2.50   .419   .052   1
  21 ABSB219A 1941 2012     72      3      0    .522   1.72   4.59   .932   .861   .247   2.72   .554  -.006   1
  22 ABSB219B 1940 2012     73      3      0    .522   1.67   5.48  1.272   .908   .270   2.49   .405   .067   1
  23 ABSB220A 1871 2012    142      6      0    .641   1.51   4.62   .851   .800   .264   2.58   .370  -.075   2
  24 ABSB220B 1862 2012    151      6      2    .414   1.44   4.16   .694   .780   .233   2.88   .415   .037   1
  25 ABSB221A 1901 2012    112      4      0    .601   1.28   3.07   .485   .571   .253   2.73   .527   .010   1
  26 ABSB221B 1938 2012     75      3      0    .517   1.51   3.82   .722   .681   .279   2.68   .498  -.053   1
  27 ABSB225A 1903 2012    110      4      0    .628   1.77   5.16   .740   .747   .225   2.66   .408  -.064   1
  28 ABSB225B 1901 2012    112      4      0    .679   1.97   4.06   .700   .586   .257   2.81   .493  -.053   2
  29 ABSB226A 1864 2012    149      6      6    .113   1.07   3.28   .721   .814   .320   2.90   .516   .098   1
  30 ABSB226B 1936 2012     77      3      1    .255   2.13   4.49   .940   .928   .150   2.72   .519   .001   2
  31 ABSB227A 1898 2012    115      5      2    .422   1.67   4.30   .722   .703   .258   2.78   .442   .041   1
  32 ABSB228A 1936 2012     77      3      0    .738   2.69   7.41   .948   .595   .210   2.60   .427  -.020   1
  33 ABSB228B 1912 2012    101      4      1    .567   1.94   4.19   .794   .801   .201   2.41   .409   .043   1
  34 ABSB229A 1951 2012     62      2      0    .656   1.63   3.45   .660   .752   .230   2.54   .567  -.093   1
  35 ABSB229B 1928 2012     85      3      0    .644   1.53   3.08   .503   .651   .211   2.59   .429  -.084   1
  36 ABSB231B 1857 2012    156      6      0    .550   1.13   5.34   .752   .792   .269   2.87   .379  -.021   1
  37 ABSB233A 1903 2012    110      4      3    .208   1.62   4.67   .719   .791   .218   2.61   .365   .060   1
  38 ABSB233B 1914 2012     99      4      1    .493   1.49   3.45   .693   .780   .209   2.51   .359   .016   1
  39 ABSB234B 1907 2012    106      4      0    .414   1.73   7.99   .859   .561   .204   2.81   .377  -.037   1
  40 ABSB236B 1938 2012     75      3      3   -.136   2.44   6.24   .826   .156   .328   2.60   .392  -.037   1
  41 ABSB334A 1914 2012     99      4      0    .426   2.65   6.93  1.025   .755   .213   2.48   .387  -.060   1
 --- -------- ---------  -----  -----  -----   ------ -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  --
 Total or mean:           3776    148     28    .476   1.67  10.03   .841   .749   .251   3.04   .452  -.007