Fig. 1: Geographical overview of proxy and meteorological data locations in High Asia used in this study.
From: Recent centennial drought on the Tibetan Plateau is outstanding within the past 3500 years

a Topographical map highlighting the investigation region, which is the focal area for tree-ring sample collection demarcated by a yellow rectangle. Additional paleoclimate proxies, including lake sediments and speleothem (stalagmite/cave) records, are indicated for context and cross-archive comparison. b Detailed map of the study region shown in panel a, pinpointing the positions of the ten meteorological stations and the four primary tree-ring sampling sites (Supplementary Table 1). The base maps are shaded relief images of the ETOPO1 Global Digital Elevation Model.