Tree Ring Chronology from Batsara Forest in Georgia

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree-ring chronology from the Batsara Forest in the Republic of Georgia. The data covers a period from 424 to -30 calendar years before present. It was compiled by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and archived in 1980.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width time-series.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological methods by cross-referencing the dated tree-ring sequence.
• Analyze long-term forest growth patterns and ecological responses from the Batsara Forest site data.
• Validate regional climate models for Western Asia using the proxy climate record spanning over 450 years.

Strengths

• Time-series coverage spans over 450 calendar years, from 424 to -30 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal recency is limited, with a last update recorded in 1980.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data structure are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

424 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Batsara Forest, Republic of Georgia, Western Asia.