Tree ring width measurements from the Caledon Demesne site in the British Isles provide a climate proxy record. The chronology covers 130 calendar years, from 86 to -44 years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 1994.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models by comparing tree ring width variations against known historical climate periods.
- Reconstructing local temperature or precipitation anomalies for the British Isles using the dated ring width series.
- Analyzing growth response patterns to environmental stressors within the specified 130-year timeframe.
Strengths
- Chronology spans a defined 130-year period (86 to -44 BP).
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally stale, with no updates since its 1994 publication.
- The small 130-year time range may limit analysis of long-term climate trends.
- Sample size and replication depth for the site are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 86 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1994-01-01
- Geography
- Caledon Demesne, United Kingdom, British Isles.