Last update: 8-02-2020

Below are listed all reports and peer reviewed publications of the St Andrews Tree-Ring Laboratory that have utilised Scottish pine tree-ring data in some way. Rob Wilson's full publication list can be access here.

Peer Reviewed

D'Arrigo, R., Klinger, P., Newfield, T., Rydval, M. and Wilson, R., 2020. Complexity in crisis: The volcanic cold pulse of the 1690s and the consequences of Scotland's failure to cope. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 389, p.106746.

Klesse, S., Babst, F., Lienert, S., Spahni, R., Joos, F., Bouriaud, O., Carrer, M., Di Filippo, A., Poulter, B., Trotsiuk, V. and Wilson, R. 2018. A Combined Tree Ring and Vegetation Model Assessment of European Forest Growth Sensitivity to Interannual Climate Variability. Global biogeochemical cycles, 32(8), pp.1226-1240. [view PDF]

Wilson, R., Wilson, D., Rydval, M., Crone, A., Büntgen, U., Clark, S., Ehmer, J., Forbes, E., Fuentes, M., Gunnarson, B.E. and Linderholm, H.W., 2017. Facilitating tree-ring dating of historic conifer timbers using Blue Intensity. Journal of Archaeological Science, 78, pp.99-111. [view PDF]

Anchukaitis, K.J., R. Wilson, K. Briffa, U. Büntgen, E.R. Cook, R.D. D’Arrigo, N. Davi, J. Esper, D. Frank, B. Gunnarson, G. Hegerl, S. Helama, S. Klesse, P.J. Krusic, H. Linderholm, V. Myglan, T. J. Osborn, Z. Peng, M. Rydval, L. Schneider, A. Schurer, G. Wiles and E. Zorita.(2017). Last millennium Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures from tree rings: Part II: spatially resolved reconstructions, Quaternary Science Reviews, 163, 1-22, doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.02.020 [view PDF]

Rydval, M., Loader, N.J., Gunnarson, B.E., Druckenbrod, D.L., Linderholm, H.W., Moreton, S.G., Wood, C.V. and Wilson, R., 2017. Reconstructing 800 years of summer temperatures in Scotland from tree rings. Climate Dynamics, pp.1-24. [view PDF]

Wilson R, Anchukaitis K, Briffa K, Büntgen U, Cook E, D’Arrigo R, Davi N, Esper J, Frank D, Gunnarson B, Hegerl G, Helema S, Klesse S, Krusic P, Linderholm HW, Myglan V, Osborn T, Rydval M, Schneider L, Schurer A, Wiles G, Zhang P, Zorita (2016). Last millennium Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures from tree rings: Part I: the long term context. Quaternary Science Reviews 134: 1-18 [view PDF] [SI PDF]

Rydval, M., Gunnarson, B.E., Loader, N.J., Cook, E.R., Druckenbrod, D.L. and Wilson, R. 2016. Spatial reconstruction of Scottish summer temperatures from tree rings. International Journal of Climatology. 10.1002/joc.4796. [view PDF]

Rydval, M., Druckenbrod, D., Anchukaitis, K and Wilson, R. (2015). Detection and removal of disturbance trends in tree-ring series for dendroclimatology. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 46(3): 387-401. DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2015-0366. [view PDF]

Rydval, M, Larsson, L-Å, McGlynn, L, Gunnarson, BE, Loader, NJ, Young, GHF & Wilson, R. 2014, Blue intensity for dendroclimatology: Should we have the blues? Experiments from Scotland. Dendrochronologia. 32(3): 191-204. [view PDF]

D'Arrigo R, Wilson R and Anschukaitis K. 2013. Volcanic Cooling Signal in Tree-Ring Temperature Records for the Past Millennium. JGR-Atmopsheres. Published online. DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50692 [view PDF]

Loader, N. J., Young, G. H. F., McCarroll, D., & Wilson, R. J. S. (2013). Quantifying uncertainty in isotope dendroclimatology. The Holocene, 23(9), 1221-1226. [view PDF]

Babst, F., Poulter, B., Trouet, V., Tan, K., Neuwirth, B., Wilson, R., Carrer, M., Grabner, M., Tegel, W., Levanic, T., Panayotov, M., Urbinati, C., Bouriaud, O., Ciais, P., Frank, D. (2012), Site- and species-specific responses of forest growth to climate across the European continent. Global Ecology and Biogeography. doi: 10.1111/geb.12023 [view PDF]

Crone, A., & Mills, C. M. (2012). Timber in Scottish buildings, 1450-1800; a dendrochronological perspective. Proc. Soc. Antiq. Scotl, 142, 32..

Wilson, R. and Bates, R. 2012. Lake sonar surveys and the search for sub-fossil wood. Dendrochronologia. DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2011.05.001 [view PDF]

Mills, C M & Crone, A 2012 ‘Dendrochronological evidence for Scotland’s native timber resources over the last 1000 years’, Scottish Forestry 66, 18-33.

Tipping, R., Bradley, R., Sanders, J., McCulloch, R. and Wilson. R. 2012. Moments of crisis: climate change in Scottish prehistory. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 142 (2012), 9–25. [view PDF]

Wilson, R, Loader, N, Rydval, M, Paton, H, Frith, A, Mills, C, Crone, A, Edwards, C, Larsson, L & Gunnarson, B. (2011). Reconstructing Holocene climate from tree rings – the potential for a long chronology from the Scottish Highlands. The Holocene. 22 (1): 3-11. DOI: 10.1177/0959683611405237 [view PDF]

Fish, T., Wilson, R., Edwards, C., Mills, C., Crone, A., Kirchhefer, A.J., Linderholm, L., Loader, N.J. and Woodley, E. 2010. Exploring for senescence signals in native Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris l.) in the Scottish Highlands. Forest Ecology and Management. 260: 321–330. [view PDF]

Mills, C 2008 ‘Historic pine and dendrochronology in Scotland’, Scottish Woodland History Discussion Group: Notes XIII (2008), 9-14. ISSN 1470-0271.

Reports

Mills, C M 2013 Badden Cottage pine cruck frame: Stage 2 dendrochronology report. Report for Historic Scotland & Dunachton Estate.

Wilson, R. and Wood, C. 2011. Dendrochronological sub-fossil sampling in the Cairngorms in 2010. Unpublished report prepared for the Rothiemurchus Estates, NTS, SNH and RSPB. [PDF].

Crone, A 2011 ‘Late beginnings: an early modern crannog at Eaderloch, Loch Treig' by Anne Crone, History Scotland, January 2011, 33-37

Wilson, R. and Rydval, M. 2010. Dendrochronological Sampling and Investigations in the Cairngorm Mountains during 2008 and 2009. Unpublished report prepared for the Rothiemurchus Estates, NTS, SNH and RSPB. [PDF].

Wilson, R. 2009. Bringing the “climate” back to British tree-rings. Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology (TRACE). [PDF].

Mills, C.M. 2009. Advances in native pine dendrochronology in Scotland: dating historic buildings with ancient woodlands, Mar Lodge area. Unpublished Report for Historic Scotland / Forest Research / NTS.

Wilson, R. 2008. Dendrochronological Investigations of Scots Pine from the North-West Cairngorms Region, Scotland. Unpublished report prepared for the Rothiemurchus Estates [PDF].

Fish, T., Mills, C. Wilson, R. and Edwards, C. 2007. Scottish native pine dendrochronology development: a chronology from Mar Lodge. Unpublished AOC Archaeology Report for Historic Scotland & the Forest Research Agency.

Fish, T., Wilson, R. and Mills, C. 2007. Scottish native pine dendrochronology development: a chronology from Glen Affric. Unpublished AOC Archaeology Report for Historic Scotland & the Forest Research Agency.

Mills, C.M. 2006. Scottish native pine dendrochronology development: a long chronology from Ballochbuie, Deeside. Unpublished AOC Archaeology Report for Historic Scotland and Forest Research Agency.

Mills, C.M. 2005. Scottish native pine dendrochronology development: Glen Loyne Stage 3 report. Unpublished AOC Archaeology Report for Historic Scotland and Forest Research Agency.