Multidecadal climate variability in the north of the Eastern European Plain and the tree-ring growth response

A significant increase in annual precipitation and cyclonic activity has been observed in the north of the Eastern European Plain over the 20th to early 21st centuries, with a rate of 0.7 mm per year. This trend is not solely attributed to global warming but also reflects long-term variability in cyclonic activity. Humidification trends vary spatially, with positive trends noted in the west and east, while the central region, including the Solovki Islands, experiences a decline. The study leverages spruce tree-ring growth data from Bolshoy Solovetsky Island to corroborate these findings, highlighting the coherent response of tree growth to changing climate conditions.

Cherenkova, E. A., & Dolgova, E. (2019). Multidecadal climate variability in the north of the Eastern European Plain and the tree-ring growth response. 25th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 160. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2540567