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Gray et al. 2004
Gray, S.T., Graumlich, L.J., Betancourt, J.L. and Pederson, G.T. (2004). A tree-ring based reconstruction of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation since 1567 A.D.. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL019932. issn: 0094-8276.

We present a tree-ring based reconstruction of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) which demonstrates that strong, low-frequency (60--100 yr) variability in basin-wide (0--70¿N) sea surface temperatures (SSTs) has been a consistent feature of North Atlantic climate for the past five centuries. Intervention analysis of reconstructed AMO indicates that 20th century modes were similar to those in the preceding ~350 yr, and wavelet spectra show robust multidecadal oscillations throughout the reconstruction. Though the exact relationships between low-frequency SST modes, higher frequency (~7--25 yr) atmospheric modes (e.g., North Atlantic Oscillation/Arctic Oscillation), and terrestrial climates must still be resolved, our results confirm that the AMO should be considered in assessments of past and future Northern Hemisphere climates.

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Global Change, Climate dynamics, Global Change, Oceans, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Paleoclimatology, Oceanography, General, Dendrochronology, Oceanography, General, Ocean prediction
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Geophysical Research Letters
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