Shrub ring-width measurements of Alnus viridis var. crispa located on a slope over a small hill near the ‘Ice Cut’ at Dalton Highway in Alaska, 1920 - 2010

• Main Authors: Laia Andreu-Hayles, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Rosanne D'Arrigo, J. Martin-Fernández
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2020
• Subjects: Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Biological Records > Tree Rings; Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Tree Rings; earth science > paleoclimate > tree ring; earth science > paleoclimate > tree-ring > width; Continent > North America > United States Of America > Alaska> Ice Cut Dalton Highway > LATITUDE 69 > LONGITUDE -148.8; American green alder; ALCR; geoscientificInformation; Alnus viridis var. crispa; Arctic; Ice; north slope; permafrost; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/urn:uuid:1a71d5df-c244-4c5b-a79c-45d5e0c45755

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