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Tree-ring data, and climate timeseries reconstructed from them, possess a number of attributes which recommend them for studies of the possible influence of solar variability on climate. They are continuous. They have annual resolution and precise calendrical dating, and they frequently display a strong affinity with climate variability that can be quantified and verified. Tree-rings therefore facilitate the extension of our knowledge of natural climate variability by centuries and sometimes even millenia.
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Briffa, K.R. (1994). Grasping At Shadows? A Selective Review of the Search for Sunspot-Related Variability in Tree Rings. In: Nesme-Ribes, E. (eds) The Solar Engine and Its Influence on Terrestrial Atmosphere and Climate. NATO ASI Series, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79257-1_26
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