天山山脉树轮宽度序列和树轮年表

本数据集包括天山山脉的2个树轮宽度序列和1个树轮年表。利用天山山脉的云杉树年轮重建了785年来的河流流量。虽然不能建立绝对的因果关系，但相对较高的流量大致与1225年至1260年蒙古扩张时期和1361年至1400年帖木儿帝国崛起时期相吻合。由于在公元1693 -1705年的准噶尔汗国时期进一步发现了整体的湿润条件，我们认为，河流盈余的阶段可能促进了绿洲和草原的生产力，这是欧亚内部草原帝国兴起的一个重要因素。此外，我们认为河流流量的变化可能是中亚鼠疫爆发的关键因素，并提出了与欧洲反复发生的黑死病大流行可能存在联系的几种解释。

This dataset contains two tree-ring width series and one tree-ring chronology from the Tianshan Mountains. Tree-ring records of Schrenk spruce (Picea schrenkiana) from the Tianshan Mountains were used to reconstruct river discharge over the past 785 years. While absolute causal relationships cannot be established, relatively high river discharges broadly coincide with the periods of Mongol expansion (1225–1260) and the rise of the Timurid Empire (1361–1400). Consistent wet conditions were further identified during the Dzungar Khanate period (1693–1705 CE). We posit that phases of enhanced river discharge may have promoted productivity in oases and grasslands, a critical factor underlying the rise of pastoral empires within Eurasia. Furthermore, we suggest that variations in river discharge may have served as a critical driver of plague outbreaks in Central Asia, and propose several potential explanations for their possible links to the recurrent Black Death pandemics in Europe.

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背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集包含天山山脉的树轮宽度序列和年表，时间覆盖1225年至2009年，用于研究河流流量变化与历史事件及环境变化的关联。