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A 2000-year tree ring record of annual temperatures in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Authors :
Scuderi, Louis A.
Source :
Science. 3/5/1993, Vol. 259 Issue 5100, p1433. 4p. 2 Charts, 4 Graphs.
Publication Year :
1993

Abstract

Presents a study in which tree ring data have been used to reconstruct the mean late-season (June through January) temperature at a timberline site in the Sierra Nevada, California, for each of the past 2000 years. Long-term trends in the temperature reconstruction; Warm intervals during the Medieval Warm Epoch and the cold intervals during the Little Ice Age; Indications of chaotic solar behavior; More.

Subjects

Subjects :
*CLIMATOLOGY

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
259
Issue :
5100
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9303150062
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.259.5100.1433