Medieval climate warming and aridity as indicated by multiproxy evidence from the Kola Peninsula, Russia

• Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• Main Authors: Kremenetski, K.V., Boettger, Tatjana, MacDonald, G.M., Vaschalova, T., Sulerzhitsky, L., Hiller, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2004
• Subjects: Medieval optimum; Buried soils; Isotope studies; Radiocarbon dating; Climate; Kola Peninsula; Khibiny; Lower Lake; kola peninsula; Northwest Russia; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=4270; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.02.018

Data obtained from the low-elevation Khibiny Mountains (ca. 67–68°N; 33–34°E) on the Kola Peninsula, northwest Russia, indicate a period of exceptionally warm and dry conditions commenced at ca. AD 600 and was most pronounced between ca. AD 1000 and 1200. Warmer summer temperatures during this perio...