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Seven centuries of rainfall reconstructed from Scots Pine ring width in sub-Arctic Sweden
Gothenburg University Laboratory for Dendrochronology GULD, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Jesper Björklund
Gothenburg University Laboratory for Dendrochronology GULD, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
DendroSciences, Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape, Switzerland
Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist
Department of History, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Jennie Sandström
Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
Mauricio Fuentes
Gothenburg University Laboratory for Dendrochronology GULD, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Paul J. Krusic
Department of History, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Zhi-Bo Li
Gothenburg University Laboratory for Dendrochronology GULD, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Kristina Seftigen
Gothenburg University Laboratory for Dendrochronology GULD, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Short summary
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.
Here we present the first tree-ring-based reconstruction of precipitation in sub-Arctic Sweden,...
