Tree-ring reconstructions of circulation indices

Climate Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-127

  Woodhouse, Connie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation indices; Climate reconstructions; Southwestern U.S; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION; REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN; TREE RING;

USA, (SOUTHWEST);

EID: 0031426163     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr008117     Document Type: Article

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