Spanish Tree Ring Chronology From 465 to -38 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from Torreton, Spain, covering the period from 465 to -38 calendar years before present. The dataset is part of the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. Data was archived in 1988.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate parameters like temperature or precipitation from tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate and validate climate models using the 503-year chronology from Spain.
• Analyze long-term environmental change and forest growth patterns in Southern Europe from the tree-ring series.
• Correlate this Iberian Peninsula chronology with other regional records to study hemispheric climate teleconnections.

Strengths

• Covers a 503-year time series from 465 to -38 BP.
• Geographically specific data point located in Spain, Southern Europe.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1988, potentially lacking modern methodological refinements.
• Sample size and replication depth for the tree-ring series are unknown, which affects statistical confidence.
• Limited to a single geographic location (Torreton), reducing representativeness for broader regional analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1988-01-01

Geography

Torreton, Spain, Southern Europe.