Arctic tree rings as recorders of variations in light availability

A. R. Stine () and P. Huybers
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A. R. Stine: San Francisco State University
P. Huybers: Harvard University

Nature Communications, 2014, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Annual growth ring variations in Arctic trees are often used to reconstruct surface temperature. In general, however, the growth of Arctic vegetation is limited both by temperature and light availability, suggesting that variations in atmospheric transmissivity may also influence tree-ring characteristics. Here we show that Arctic tree-ring density is sensitive to changes in light availability across two distinct phenomena: explosive volcanic eruptions (P

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4836

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