Finnish Tree Ring Chronology From 478 to 42 Years Before Present

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Kontiolahti Suoniemi site in Finland. The dataset provides paleoclimate proxy data covering a 436-year period from 478 to 42 calendar years before present. It was contributed by researcher Eronen and is maintained by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate and validate climate models using the high-resolution annual proxy data spanning 436 years.
• Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity of Scots pine (PISY) in a Finnish boreal forest environment.
• Establish regional dendrochronological cross-dating references for archaeological or geological studies in Scandinavia.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 436-year period from 478 to 42 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 436-year window in the late Holocene.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site (Kontiolahti Suoniemi) in Finland.
• 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), species: Scots pine (PISY).

Time Range

478 to 42 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Kontiolahti Suoniemi, Finland, Scandinavia.