Reconstructions of past climates from documentary and natural sources in Finland since the 18th century

• Main Author: Holopainen, Jari
• Other Authors: Venäläinen, Ari, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Geology, Helsingin yliopisto, matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, geologian laitos, Helsingfors universitet, matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, geologiska institutionen
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2010
• Subjects: geologia ja paleontologia; Tornio; Ylitornio; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21182

In this paper both documentary and natural proxy data have been used to improve the accuracy of palaeoclimatic knowledge in Finland since the 18th century. Early meteorological observations from Turku (1748-1800) were analyzed first as a potential source of climate variability. The reliability of th...