Russian Tree-Ring Chronology from Tsypinsky Pogost Church (376-198 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from the Church of Elijah the Prophet at Tsypinsky Pogost in Russia. The dataset covers a 178-year period from 376 to 198 calendar years before present. It was contributed by Chernykh and is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Calibrating regional climate models using the tree-ring width parameter as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
• Analyzing long-term climate trends in Eastern Europe by examining the time-series of ring measurements.
• Cross-dating archaeological wood samples from Russia by matching patterns in the tree-ring chronology.
• Studying forest growth responses to historical climate events recorded in the ring parameter data.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 178-year period (376-198 BP) for climate analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a single, relatively short 178-year window.
• Geographic scope is restricted to one site in Russia, limiting broad spatial analysis.
• Data recency is unclear, with a nominal last updated date of 1752 indicating potential metadata issues.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and analysis.

Time Range

376 to 198 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Tsypinsky Pogost, Church of Elijah the Prophet, Russia, Eastern Europe.