Spanish Tree Ring Chronology from 423 to -38 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset from the Siete Picos site in Spain. The data cover a time period from 423 to -38 calendar years before present. This study was contributed to the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records for the Iberian Peninsula.
• Analyze growth patterns to identify extreme climatic events like droughts within the 461-year time span.
• Validate other proxy records from Southern Europe using this independently dated tree-ring series.

Strengths

• Time series spans 461 calendar years (423 to -38 BP).
• Geographically specific data from a known site in Spain, Southern Europe.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1988.
• Sample size, replication, and measurement parameters are unknown from the description.
• The calendar year scale (BP) requires conversion for alignment with Common Era timelines.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis, contributed to the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Spain, Southern Europe (specific site: Siete Picos).