Central england temperature since ad 1850: The potential of stable carbon isotopes in british oak trees to reconstruct past summer temperatures

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 606-614

  Young, G H F ^a   Bale, R J ^b   Loader, N J ^a   Mccarroll, D ^a   Nayling, N ^b   Vousden, N ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Isles; Carbon isotopes; Central England Temperature; Oak (Quercus); Tree rings

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CHRONOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PALEOCLIMATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; TREE RING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 84865194139     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2554     Document Type: Article

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