Dronfield Hall Barn Tree Ring Chronology from 609-521 BP

Tree ring width measurements from a site in the British Isles provide a climate proxy record for 89 years between 609 and 521 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. Data collection and study authorship details are not provided.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate regional climate models using the precisely dated 89-year chronology.
• Compare this site's growth patterns with other ITRDB chronologies to identify synoptic climate events.
• Study the response of tree growth to environmental stressors during the 1st millennium BP in the United Kingdom.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 89-year period from 609 to 521 BP.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection curated by NOAA NCEI.

Limitations

• Sample size and replication depth are unknown, limiting statistical confidence.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Dronfield Hall Barn) in the United Kingdom.
• The dataset's last update timestamp (1429-01-01) is invalid, suggesting metadata issues.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology), specific methodology unknown.

Time Range

609 to 521 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Dronfield Hall Barn, United Kingdom, British Isles.