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Orbital forcing of tree-ring data

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  • Jan Esper

    (Johannes Gutenberg University)

  • David C. Frank

    (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
    Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern)

  • Mauri Timonen

    (Finnish Forest Research Institute, Rovaniemi Research Unit)

  • Eduardo Zorita

    (Institute for Coastal Research, HZG Research Centre)

  • Rob J. S. Wilson

    (School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrews)

  • Jürg Luterbacher

    (Climatology, Climate Dynamics and Climate Change, Justus-Liebig University)

  • Steffen Holzkämper

    (Johannes Gutenberg University)

  • Nils Fischer

    (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology)

  • Sebastian Wagner

    (Institute for Coastal Research, HZG Research Centre)

  • Daniel Nievergelt

    (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
    Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern)

  • Anne Verstege

    (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
    Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern)

  • Ulf Büntgen

    (Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
    Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern)

Abstract

Based on an analysis of maximum latewood density data from northern Scandinavia, along with published dendrochronological records, this study finds evidence that previous tree-ring-reliant reconstructions of large-scale near-surface air temperature underestimated long-term pre-industrial warmth during Medieval and Roman times.

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  • Jan Esper & David C. Frank & Mauri Timonen & Eduardo Zorita & Rob J. S. Wilson & Jürg Luterbacher & Steffen Holzkämper & Nils Fischer & Sebastian Wagner & Daniel Nievergelt & Anne Verstege & Ulf Büntg, 2012. "Orbital forcing of tree-ring data," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(12), pages 862-866, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:12:d:10.1038_nclimate1589
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1589
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