A tree ring chronology from Sakha, Russia, covering 494 years from 450 to -44 calendar years before present (BP). The data is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1994.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature and precipitation anomalies in Sakha by analyzing annual tree-ring width variations.
- Calibrate and validate climate models for Siberia using the 494-year proxy record of environmental conditions.
- Study the response of boreal forest growth to volcanic events or other forcings recorded within the tree-ring time series.
Strengths
- Covers a continuous 494-year period, providing a multi-century climate proxy.
- Archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, ensuring long-term preservation.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally stale, with no updates since its 1994 publication.
- Limited geographic scope to a single location (Sakha, Russia), reducing generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 450 to -44 calendar years BP.
- Freshness
- 1994-01-01
- Geography
- Sakha, Russia.