Tree ring data from the Maentwrog site in the United Kingdom provides a paleoclimate record. The chronology spans 264 years, from 240 to -24 calendar years before present, archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was published in 1974.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width chronology.
- Calibrate the tree-ring series against other regional paleoclimate proxies for the specified 264-year period.
- Analyze growth anomalies within the chronology to identify extreme climatic events in historical Britain.
Strengths
- Data spans a continuous 264-year period, providing a multi-century climate record.
- Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to 264 years, which is relatively short for some paleoclimate analyses.
- The dataset is geographically specific to a single site (Maentwrog) in the United Kingdom.
- Data was last updated in 1974, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 240 to -24 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1974-01-01
- Geography
- United Kingdom, British Isles.