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https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-387-33-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-387-33-2024
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18 Nov 2024
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Potential of tree-ring chronologies for multi-centennial streamflow reconstructions: an insight from Nepal

Narayan P. Gaire, Yub R. Dhakal, Santosh K. Shah, and Ze-Xin Fan

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Short summary
Tree rings are important natural archives that provide information about tree age and also reveal past climate and hydrological events. The Nepal tree-ring width chronology network, including multiple tree species, revealed huge potential to reconstruct multi-centennial long hydro-climates in the central Himalayas. Streamflow reconstruction of Sinja Khola, Diware, over the past 300 years revealed interannual- to multi-decadal-scale flow variability, along with some long declining trends.