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Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-22-461-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-22-461-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
Research article
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04 Mar 2026
Research article |  | 04 Mar 2026

Seven centuries of rainfall reconstructed from Scots Pine ring width in sub-Arctic Sweden

Petter Stridbeck, Jesper Björklund, Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, Jennie Sandström, Mauricio Fuentes, Paul J. Krusic, Zhi-Bo Li, and Kristina Seftigen

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Here we present the first tree-ring-based reconstruction of precipitation in sub-Arctic Sweden, extending back to medieval times. The reconstruction is derived from living and dead Scots pine growing in the rocky, drought-prone High Coast region (63° N). Unlike most high-latitude conifers that are typically limited by temperature, these trees thrive during cool, cloudy, and wet summers. This rare response enabled filling a significant gap in our understanding of historical climate variability.
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