Low-frequency temperature variations from a northern tree ring density network

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D3, 2001, Pages 2929-2941

  Briffa, Keith R ^a   Osborn, Timothy J ^a   Schweingruber, Fritz H ^b   Harris, Ian C ^a   Jones, Philip D ^a   Shiyatov, Stepan G ^c   Vaganov, Eugene A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL ECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d ENERGY SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUMMER; TREE RING;

EID: 0035081984     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900617     Document Type: Article

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