Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Formation of Narrow Tree-Rings of Pine Belt Forests in the Steppe Zone of Western Siberia

This article presents the results of the study of narrow pine tree-rings (Pinus sylvestris L.) of the belt forests (south of Western Siberia) in the steppe zone for the period from 1661 to 2019. In the analysis 19 tree-ring chronologies obtained from living trees and historical wood of old rural houses have been used. Narrow tree-rings in 75% of all chronologies have been noted for 2012, 2003, 1996, 1991, 1980, 1974, 1963, 1910, 1896, 1888, 1812, 1795, 1786, 1752, 1748, 1695, 1690 and 1688, which can be defined as regional pointer years. The increase in the frequency of formation of minimum radial growth in the second half of the 20th century, as well as in the second half of the 18th-early 19th centuries has been distinguished. The minimum number of narrow rings falls on the end of the 17th century-the beginning of the 18th century. Drought in the spring and summer period (especially in May) has been observed in the years of narrow rings formation in almost 100% of cases. Also significant is the deficit of precipitation in the preceding autumn-winter season. It has been established that the maximum concentration of pine growth minima falls on the periods of dominance of southern meridional circulation epochs.

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