A critical evaluation of multi-proxy dendroclimatology in northern Finland

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-14

  McCarroll, Danny ^a   Tuovinen, Mervi ^b   Campbell, Rochelle ^a   Gagen, Mary ^a   Grudd, Håkan ^c,d   Jalkanen, Risto ^e   Loader, Neil J ^a   Robertson, Iain ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c ABISKO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate reconstruction; Dendrochronology; Densitometry; Stable carbon isotopes; Tree rings; Treeline

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RECONSTRUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING; TREELINE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

FINLAND;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 78751482939     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1408     Document Type: Article

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