Tree Ring Chronology from Kilve Chantry, United Kingdom (525-406 BP)

NOAA NCEI archives a tree ring chronology dataset from the Kilve Chantry site in the British Isles. The data covers the period from 525 to 406 calendar years before present. It was contributed by Arnold and is managed by the NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width series.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the dated tree ring sequence.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the ring measurements to identify extreme historical events like droughts or volcanic eruptions.
• Compare this local chronology (ITRDB BRIT086) with other regional series to validate climate reconstructions.

Strengths

• Data covers a 119-year continuous time series from 525 to 406 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 119-year window in the early medieval period.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site (Kilve Chantry) in the United Kingdom.
• Sample size and replication statistics for the tree ring series are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

525 to 406 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

United Kingdom, British Isles (Kilve Chantry site).