Record comparison at Andrews Meadow
By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
March 2024 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Record comparison for 1991 to 2019 of Andrews Meadow relative humidity (red), Andrews Creek and spring water isotopes (d-excess), Andrews Creek discharge (green; 7-day maximum) and tree-ring isotopes (black: δ18O). Severe drought during years 2002 and 2012 with low humidity and low discharge, due to low snowpack, are recorded by consistent water and tree-ring isotope changes. High creek discharge in 2011 occurred with historic high snowpack.
Sources/Usage
Used under STM Permissions Guidelines "fair use". Originally published in The Holocene (a Sage Journal): "Testing tree-ring cellulose δ18O with water isotopes for Holocene lake δ18O interpretations in the central Rocky Mountains USA.".
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