Reconstructing century-long snow regimes using estimates of high arctic Salix arctica radial growth

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-262

  Schmidt, Niels M ^a,e   Baittinger, Claudia ^b,c   Forchhammer, Mads C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b North European Dendro Lab   (Denmark)

^c National Museum of Denmark   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHRUB; SNOW COVER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; ZACKENBERG;

SALIX; SALIX ARCTICA;

EID: 33744909837     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[257:RCSRUE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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