Tree Ring Chronology from Bolsover Castle, UK (418-201 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from Bolsover Castle in the United Kingdom. The data covers a 217-year period from 418 to 201 calendar years before present. It was contributed by Arnold and is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate parameters like temperature or precipitation from the tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate and validate climate models using the 217-year high-resolution proxy record.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the tree-ring series to identify extreme historical climate events.
• Perform cross-dating with other regional chronologies using the standardized tree-ring index.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 217-year period for high-resolution analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's sample size (number of tree cores or series) is unknown, limiting statistical confidence.
• Data is temporally stale, with a 'last updated' date of 1749, indicating potential metadata issues.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

418 to 201 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Bolsover Castle, United Kingdom, British Isles.