An overview of tree-ring width records across the Northern Hemisphere

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 132-150

  St George, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate modes; Dendroclimatology; Northern Hemisphere; Ring width; Tree rings; Tree climate relations

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; FORESTRY; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

CLIMATE MODES; DENDROCLIMATOLOGY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; RING WIDTH; TREE RINGS; TREE-CLIMATE RELATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DATING METHOD; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GROWTH RATE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; TELECONNECTION; TREE RING;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICS; METEOROLOGY; TREES;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84901500223     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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