Regional Summer Temperature Reconstruction in the Khibiny Low Mountains (Kola Peninsula, NW Russia) by Means of Tree-ring Width during the Last Four Centuries

This study presents a new pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) ring-width chronology and a summer temperature reconstruction for the last 400 years from the Khibiny Low Mountains (Kola Peninsula, NW Russia). Pine trees from sites at the altitudinal timberline of Khibiny Mountains show pronounced climatic sign...

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Published in:Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research antarctic, and alpine research, 2009-11, Vol.41 (4), p.460-468
Main Authors: Kononov, Yu M, Friedrich, M, Boettger, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Climate models
Climatic zones
Dendroclimatology
Global climate models
Global warming
Growth rings
Paleoclimatology
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Summer
Timberlines
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Summary:This study presents a new pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) ring-width chronology and a summer temperature reconstruction for the last 400 years from the Khibiny Low Mountains (Kola Peninsula, NW Russia). Pine trees from sites at the altitudinal timberline of Khibiny Mountains show pronounced climatic signals in tree-ring width. We found a strong positive correlation with summer temperature of July–August (r  =  0.58). The reconstruction shows lower summer temperatures from a.d. 1630 to 1840, a subsequent warming up to the mid-20th century and a cooling trend afterwards. According to our data, a temperature increase is observed during the past decade. The good coherence of multi-decadal to secular trends of our reconstruction and series of observed solar activity indicate that solar activity may have been one major driving factor of past climate on Kola Peninsula.
ISSN:1523-0430
1938-4246
DOI:10.1657/1938-4246-41.4.460