NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Porter Brook site in the United Kingdom. The data covers 169 years, from 132 to -37 calendar years before present. This dataset was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1987.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width chronology.
- Calibrate the chronology against other regional proxy records for cross-dating validation.
- Analyze growth anomalies within the 169-year series to identify extreme historical climate events.
Strengths
- Data spans 169 calendar years (132 to -37 BP), providing a multi-century proxy record.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, last updated in 1987, potentially lacking modern reanalysis.
- Limited geographic scope to a single site (Porter Brook) within the British Isles.
- Unknown sample size (row count) and specific measurement parameters limit reproducibility assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 132 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- United Kingdom, British Isles.