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Several suppositions about the interpretation of the CO2 content measurements in the rings of old discs of tree stems are put forward. In particular, it is supposed that the trend in the annual CO2 content detected in the rings is related to the rising concentration of the atmospheric CO2.
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Original Russian Text © B.G. Ageev, Yu.N. Ponomarev, V.A. Sapozhnikova, 2009, published in Optika Atmosfery i Okeana.
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Ageev, B.G., Ponomarev, Y.N. & Sapozhnikova, V.A. A trend of the CO2 concentration in tree rings and the atmospheric CO2 . Atmos Ocean Opt 22, 128–134 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856009010199
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