301 to -42 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data from the United Kingdom, British Isles. This archived paleoclimatology study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the archive in 1992.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating models by aligning the tree ring chronology with known historical periods.
- Analyze long-term environmental changes by examining growth anomalies in the ring series.
- Validate regional climate model simulations against proxy data from the Shanes Castle site.
Strengths
- Time series covers 343 years (301 to -42 BP), providing a multi-century record.
- Data is archived and curated by NOAA NCEI, an authoritative environmental data center.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with the last recorded archive update in 1992.
- The sample size (number of tree cores or series) is unknown, limiting statistical confidence.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Shanes Castle) in the United Kingdom.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 301 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1992-01-01
- Geography
- United Kingdom, British Isles (Shanes Castle).