Synchronous variability changes in Alpine temperature and tree-ring data over the past two centuries

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Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 498-505

  Frank, David ^a   Wilson, Robert ^b   Esper, Jan ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; TREE RING;

EID: 29244463954     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009480500231443     Document Type: Article

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