Finnish Pine Tree Ring Chronology from 418 BC to 33 AD

418 to -33 calendar years BP (Before Present) tree ring data from Finnish pine trees (PISY), archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The dataset provides parameters for dendrochronological analysis to reconstruct past climate conditions. It was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width parameters.
• Calibrate climate models with historical proxy data from the Finnish pine chronology.
• Study long-term forest growth patterns and environmental stressors in Scandinavia.
• Analyze the correlation between tree ring parameters and known historical climate events.

Strengths

• Time series covers 451 calendar years from 418 BC to 33 AD.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1983.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single location in Finland.
• Specific parameters, row counts, and file formats are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

418 to -33 calendar years BP.

Freshness

1983-01-01

Geography

Finland, Scandinavia.