ADVANCE-10K: a European contribution towards a hemispheric dendroclimatology for the Holocene

This is the introduction to a special issue "Analysis of Dendrochronological Variability and Associated Natural Climates in Eurasia – the last 10,000 years", a contribution to the PAGES/CLIVAR group. It contains 12 papers which represent highlights from a European Commission research project: ‘Analysis of Dendrochronological Variability and Associated Natural Climates in Eurasia – the last 10000 years’ (ADVANCE-10K).