Improved analyses of Arctic climate change and its impacts on mid-latitude climate in a multi-century context from climate proxies and models

The Arctic is warming faster than most parts of the world and the rate of change is unique in historical terms. In order to better describe climate change in the Arctic and to determine whether it is affecting the mid-latitudes, and to produce more reliable climate projections for the future, natural climate variability in the Arctic a- s well as human impacts - need to be better described and quantified. By using annual information from Arctic climate proxies, such as tree rings, sediments and ice cores from 60-90N°, including shrubs from the very highest terrestrial latitudes, this project aims to provide the first high-resolution field reconstructions of Arctic climate, fully representing the whole region, for the past several centuries.