British Isles Tree-Ring Chronology from 582 to 280 Years BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring dataset from the British Isles, United Kingdom. The data provides a paleoclimate record covering the period from 582 to 280 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) maintains this study under its World Data Service.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate models by comparing reconstructed past temperatures from tree-ring width data with model simulations for the same period.
• Analyzing decadal to centennial-scale climate variability in the British Isles using the 302-year tree-ring chronology.
• Investigating regional climate events, such as volcanic cooling or drought periods, through anomalies in the ring-width time series.
• Cross-dating and validating other paleoclimate proxies from Northwestern Europe using this established tree-ring chronology.

Strengths

• 302-year continuous chronology from 582 to 280 BP
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology

Limitations

• Exact sample size, replication statistics, and measurement parameters are unknown from the provided description
• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 302-year window in the past
• Geographic coverage is restricted to a single site in the British Isles

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology)

Time Range

582 to 280 calendar years before present (BP)

Freshness

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Geography

United Kingdom, British Isles