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Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1169-2022
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
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24 May 2022
Research article |  | 24 May 2022

Do Southern Hemisphere tree rings record past volcanic events? A case study from New Zealand

Philippa A. Higgins, Jonathan G. Palmer, Chris S. M. Turney, Martin S. Andersen, and Fiona Johnson

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We studied eight New Zealand tree species and identified differences in their responses to large volcanic eruptions. The response is dependent on the species and how well it can tolerate stress, but substantial within-species differences are also observed depending on site factors, including altitude and exposure. This has important implications for tree-ring temperature reconstructions because site selection and compositing methods can change the magnitude of observed volcanic cooling.
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