Spanish Tree Ring Chronology from 427 to -38 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from Spain. The chronology spans from 427 to -38 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) published this data, last updated in 1988.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating models by aligning the tree-ring chronology with known calendar years.
• Analyze long-term environmental stress events in Southern Europe from variations in ring density or isotopic data.
• Validate climate model simulations for the Iberian Peninsula over the last five centuries using proxy data.

Strengths

• Time series coverage spans 465 years, from 427 to -38 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1988, indicating potential methodological staleness.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and site details are not provided in the available metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single, unspecified location in Spain.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

427 to -38 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Spain, Southern Europe.