A robust spatial reconstruction of April to September temperature in Europe: Comparisons between the medieval period and the recent warming with a focus on extreme values

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 84-85, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-22

  Guiot, Joël ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b FR 3098 Aix Marseille University CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Climate reconstruction; Dendroclimatology; Europe; Extremes analysis; Last millennium; Spectral analog method

Indexed keywords

ANALOG METHODS; CLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; EUROPE; EXTREMES ANALYSIS; LAST MILLENNIUM;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; EXTREME EVENT; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOMOGENEITY; ICE CORE; MEDIEVAL; PALYNOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; RETURN PERIOD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREE RING; WARMING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84856722403     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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