Winter North Atlantic oscillation effects on the tree rings of the Italian beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 121-127

  Piovesan, Gianluca ^a   Schirone, Bartolomeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; Climatic variability; Dendroecology; Drought; Fagus sylvatica L.; Growth variations; Low frequency variance; NAO; North Atlantic oscillation; Pre whitening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DISASTER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SEASON; TREE;

CLIMATE; NATURAL DISASTERS; SEASONS; TREES;

EID: 0034267401     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840000055     Document Type: Article

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