Stability of climate signal in carbon and oxygen isotope records and ring width from Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Finland

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 469-480

  Hilasvuori, Emmi ^a   Berninger, Frank ^b   Sonninen, Eloni ^a   Tuomenvirta, Heikki ^c   Jungner, Högne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Fennoscandia; Oxygen isotopes; Pinus sylvestris; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CLIMATE SIGNAL; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION; SUMMER; TREE RING; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FENNOSCANDIA; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 69949136947     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1260     Document Type: Article

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