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Analysing the growth pattern of pine trees near the northern timberline in Swedish Lapland a close relationship between measured temperatures in July was established. On the basis of this relationship the July temperature is reconstructed back to A.D. 1680.
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Aniol, R.W., Eckstein, D. (1984). Dendroclimatological Studies at the Northern Timberline. In: Mörner, NA., Karlén, W. (eds) Climatic Changes on a Yearly to Millennial Basis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7692-5_30
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