The article describes how Professor Nakatsuka used isotope ratios contained in trees and wooden objects to estimate the annual precipitation patterns in Japan going back some 2600 years, creating a unique time series that can be used how Japanese society historically responded to climate variatiability.
⇒ “Societal Adaptation to Climate Change: Integrating Palaeoclimatological Data with Historical and Archaeological Evidences” Project
(Project Leader : NAKATSUKA Takeshi)