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13 May 2026
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| 13 May 2026
| 13 May 2026
Limited early-industrial warming and strong volcanic imprints in the Caucasus: the first temperature reconstruction based on maximum latewood density
Rupesh Dhyani
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Department of Geography, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
Dario Martin-Benito
Institute of Forest Science ICIFOR-INIA, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Louis Verschuren
UGent-Woodlab (Laboratory of Wood Technology), Department of Environment, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
UGent Center for X-ray Tomography (UGCT), Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Vladimir Matskovsky
UGent-Woodlab (Laboratory of Wood Technology), Department of Environment, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
UGent Center for X-ray Tomography (UGCT), Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Jan Van den Bulcke
UGent-Woodlab (Laboratory of Wood Technology), Department of Environment, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
UGent Center for X-ray Tomography (UGCT), Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Mehmet Doğan
Faculty of Letters, Department of Geography, Ege University, Izmir, Türkiye
Revaz Kvaratskhelia
Department of Physical Geography, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Nesibe Köse
Faculty of Forestry, Forest Botany Department, Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Türkiye
Hüseyin Tuncay Güner
Faculty of Forestry, Forest Botany Department, Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Türkiye
Lea Schneider
Department of Geography, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
Center for International Development and Environmental Research, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
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Short summary
We present the first summer temperature reconstruction for the Caucasus using maximum latewood density from tree rings. The record spans 326 years and calibrates exceptionally well with instrumental data. Before the onset of unprecedented warming in the 1990s, long-term temperature variability is low, but volcanic eruptions cause distinct short-term cooling events. Our reconstruction agrees well with other regional products, but contrasts with an Alpine reconstruction at higher frequencies.
We present the first summer temperature reconstruction for the Caucasus using maximum latewood...
