A tree ring-based hydroclimate reconstruction for eastern Europe reveals large-scale teleconnection patterns
Journal: Climate Dynamics
Year: 2022

Abstract We present a new beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) tree-ring width composite chronology from five natural low-elevation forests in eastern Romania, which represent the species’ continental distribution limit. Our regional beech chronology reflects April–June hydroclimate variability in form of the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index over large parts of Romania, Ukraine, and the Republic of Moldova, for which high-resolution paleoclimatic evidence is broadly missing. Most of th