Source: AGU Advances This is an authorized translation of an Eos article. 本文是Eos文章的授权翻译。 确定全球干旱状况的变化在多大程度上归因于自然水文气候变化,又在多大程度上是由气候变化造成的,是一项复杂的任务。科学家经常使用复杂的计算机模型来模拟过去的气候变化,并识别前所未有的干旱状况。这些模型还可以帮助识别导致这些状况的因素,例如温度、降水和土地利用变化。然而,这些模型也可能存在偏差,这可能会影响某些地区干旱估计的可信度。 由于树木年轮在较温暖、较潮湿的年份长得较宽,而在较干燥、较寒冷的年份则长得比较薄,因此它们可以作为自然气候变化的记录,并为基于模型的水文气候重建提供一种补充方法。为了研究欧洲和亚洲的干旱情况,Marvel 等人利用新出版的《大欧亚干旱图集》(GEDA)进行了树木年轮测量,该图集包含了公元 1000...
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