A tree ring chronology from Russia in Eastern Europe, covering 600 calendar years from 552 to -47 years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service. The data was last updated in 1997.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy record with instrumental data for the region.
- Analyze long-term environmental stress events, such as droughts, recorded in the tree ring series.
- Establish a dated chronology for archaeological or geological studies in Russia using the provided time period.
Strengths
- Covers a 600-year time period from 552 to -47 BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI Paleoclimatology archive.
Limitations
- The data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1997.
- The specific site location, sampling methodology, and measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 552 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Russia, Eastern Europe.