155-year tree ring chronology from Kurtuvenai, Lithuania, covering the period from 113 to -42 calendar years before present. The dataset contains parameters related to tree rings and is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1992.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width or density parameters.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models by aligning the tree-ring chronology with known historical periods.
- Analyze environmental responses to historical events by examining growth anomalies within the 155-year time series.
Strengths
- Covers a specific 155-year time period from 113 to -42 BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.
- Data is geographically limited to a single site in Lithuania.
- The dataset metadata indicates the last update was in 1992, suggesting potential staleness in documentation 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
- 113 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Kurtuvenai, Lithuania, Northern Europe.