A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH-ATLANTIC OSCILLATION USING TREE-RING CHRONOLOGIES FROM NORTH-AMERICA AND EUROPE

Authors
COOK ER DARRIGO RD BRIFFA KR
Citation
Er. Cook et al., A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH-ATLANTIC OSCILLATION USING TREE-RING CHRONOLOGIES FROM NORTH-AMERICA AND EUROPE, Holocene, 8(1), 1998, pp. 9-17
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Holocene → ACNP
ISSN journal
09596836
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
9 - 17
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-6836(1998)8:1<9:AROTNO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Tree-ring records, six from eastern North America and four from northw estern Europe, are used to develop the first reconstruction of the win ter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAG). The reconstructed series spans t he interval AD 1701-1980 and explains 41% of the variance in the NAO o ver the AD 1874-1980 calibration period. The reconstruction also captu res the spectral properties of this index, suggesting that the oscilla tory character of the NAO is a long-term feature of the North Atlantic climate system.