NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from Kedainiai, Lithuania. The data covers a 179-year period from 135 to -44 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information published this record in 1994.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing annual tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models using the dated tree-ring sequence.
- Study regional climate events and their ecological impacts in Northern Europe during the covered time period.
Strengths
- Data spans a continuous 179-year period from 135 to -44 BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to under 200 years, which is short for some climate reconstruction studies.
- The dataset's last known update was in 1994, 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
- 135 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Kedainiai, Lithuania, Northern Europe.