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Wibjörn Karlén

Wibjörn Karlén

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
13621
World Ranking
8745
National Ranking
170

Overview

Wibjörn Karlén is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science and Paleontology. The scientist's work addresses topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, as well as Tree-ring climate responses.

Throughout their career, Karlén has contributed to scholarly literature published predominantly in the journal Quaternary Research. A recent paper, published in 2024, is titled "Holocene climate variability - CORRIGENDUM", appearing in Quaternary Research.

Karlén collaborates frequently with other researchers in related fields. Notable coauthors include:

  • Paul A. Mayewski
  • Eelco J. Rohling
  • J. Curt Stager
  • Kirk A. Maasch
  • L. David Meeker

Their contributions have helped advance understanding in areas involving historical climate patterns, paleoclimatic reconstructions, and environmental changes documented through geological and biological proxies.

While no book publications or awards have been recorded, Karlén's research output remains focused on peer-reviewed journal articles within their stated areas of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Holocene climate variability

    Paul A. Mayewski;Eelco E. Rohling;J. Curt Stager;Wibjörn Karlén

  • Highly variable Northern Hemisphere temperatures reconstructed from low- and high-resolution proxy data

    Anders Moberg;Dmitry M. Sonechkin;Karin Holmgren;Nina M. Datsenko

  • Holocene climatic variations—Their pattern and possible cause

    George H. Denton;Wibjörn Karlén

  • Fennoscandian summers from ad 500: temperature changes on short and long timescales

    Keith Briffa;Philip Jones;T.S. Bartholin;D. Eckstein

  • A 1,400-year tree-ring record of summer temperatures in Fennoscandia

    K. R. Briffa;T. S. Bartholin;D. Eckstein;P. D. Jones

  • A 7400-year tree-ring chronology in northern Swedish Lapland: natural climatic variability expressed on annual to millennial timescales

    Håkan Grudd;Keith R. Briffa;Wibjorn Karlén;Thomas S. Bartholin

  • Lacustrine Sediments and Tree-Limit Variations as Indicators of Holocene Climatic Fluctuations in Lappland, Northern Sweden

    Wibjörn Karlén

  • Tree-ring variables as proxy-climate indicators: Problems with low-frequency signals

    Keith R Briffa;Philip D Jones;Fritz H Schweingruber;Wibjörn Karlén

  • A 3000-year high-resolution stalagmitebased record of palaeoclimate for northeastern South Africa

    K. Holmgren;W. Karlén;S. E. Lauritzen;J. A. Lee-Thorp

  • Climatic Changes on a Yearly to Millennial Basis

    Raymond S. Bradley;N.-A. Morner;W. Karlen

  • On solar forcing of Holocene climate: evidence from Scandinavia

    Wibjörn Karlén;Johan Kuylenstierna

  • Scandinavian glacial and climatic fluctuations during the Holocene

    Wibjörn Karlén

  • Holocene glacial and tree-line variations in the White River Valley and Skolai Pass, Alaska and Yukon Territory

    George H. Denton;Wibjörn Karlén

  • A late Holocene lake sediment sequence from Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, with palaeoclimatic implications

    Svante Björck;Hannelore Håkansson;Rolf Zale;Wibjörn Karlén

  • Holocene glacier and climatic variations, Kebnekaise mountains, Swedish Lapland.

    Wibjörn Karlén

  • Lichenometry: Its Application to Holocene Moraine Studies in Southern Alaska and Swedish Lapland

    George H. Denton;Wibjörn Karlén

  • Lacustrine sediment studies: A technique to obtain a continous record of Holocene glacier variations.

    Wibjörn Karlén

  • Global ice-sheet system interlocked by sea level

    George H. Denton;Terence J. Hughes;Wibjörn Karlén

  • Holocene climatic change in Swedish Lapland inferred from an oxygen-isotope record of lacustrine biogenic silica

    Aldo Shemesh;Gunhild Rosqvist;Miri Rietti-Shati;Lena Rubensdotter

  • Climate development and history of the North Atlantic realm

    G. Wefer

  • Paleoclimatic Significance of the Stable Isotopic Composition and Petrology of a Late Pleistocene Stalagmite from Botswana

    Karin Holmgren;Wibjörn Karlén;Paul A. Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Andrew Mayewski
Paul Andrew Mayewski University of Maine
Karin Holmgren
Karin Holmgren Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
George H. Denton
George H. Denton University of Maine
Sallie I. Whitlow
Sallie I. Whitlow University of New Hampshire
Elisabeth Isaksson
Elisabeth Isaksson Norwegian Polar Institute
Keith R. Briffa
Keith R. Briffa University of East Anglia
Philip Jones
Philip Jones University of East Anglia
Kirk A. Maasch
Kirk A. Maasch University of Maine
John A. Matthews
John A. Matthews Swansea University
Aldo Shemesh
Aldo Shemesh Weizmann Institute of Science

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