%0 journal article %@ 1811-1602 %A Abram, N., Bothe, O., Linderholm, H., Mertrant, B., Mc Gregor, H., Neukom, R., Phipps, S., St George, S., Gunten, L.v. %D 2017 %J Past Global Changes Magazine %N 2 %P 110 %R doi:10.22498/pages.25.2.110 %T Understanding the climate of the past 2000 years: Phase 3 of the PAGES 2k Network %U https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.25.2.110 2 %X The PAGES 2k Network was created with the aim of reconstructing changes in regional and global surface climate over the past 2000 years. During Phases 1 (2008-2013) and 2 (2014-2016), regional and trans-regional groupings focused on building reconstructions for terrestrial regions and the oceans. The conclusion of Phase 2 coincided with the release of an open and transparent global database of temperature-sensitive proxies spanning the Common Era (Fig. 1; PAGES 2k Consortium 2017). This product will be followed up by a special issue of Climate of the Past, entitled “Climate of the past 2000 years: regional and trans-regional syntheses”.