Spanish Tree Ring Chronology from Sierra del Pinar

Tree ring width measurements from the Sierra del Pinar in Spain provide a 213-year climate proxy record. The data covers the period from 165 to -48 calendar years before present, indicating it includes years both before and after the 1950 reference point. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information archived this paleoclimatology study.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past summer temperatures by analyzing the annual tree ring width series.
• Calibrate the chronology against known climate events using the year-by-year growth indices.
• Investigate climate anomalies in Southern Europe during the recorded 213-year period using the dated ring sequences.
• Compare this site's growth patterns with other Iberian Peninsula chronologies to assess regional climate signals.

Strengths

• Time series spans 213 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data was last updated in 1998, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis methods.
• The specific parameters (e.g., raw measurements, standardized indices) and sample depth are unknown from the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Spain, reducing representativeness for broader regional analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the ABPN site in the Sierra del Pinar, Spain.

Time Range

165 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Spain, Southern Europe (specific site: Sierra del Pinar).