Taygetos Forest Pine Tree Ring Chronology from 293 to 49 BCE

293 to 49 BCE tree ring width chronology from pine trees in the Taygetos Forest, Greece. The dataset is part of the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, archived as a Tree Ring study. Data were last updated in the repository in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating models by cross-referencing the dated ring sequence.
• Analyze climate variability and extreme events in Southern Europe during the Hellenistic period.
• Validate regional climate model simulations for the last centuries BCE against proxy evidence.

Strengths

• Time-series covers a 342-year period from 293 to 49 BCE.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends 49 years before present, limiting analysis of more recent climate trends.
• Data is from a single geographic location (Greece), which may not represent wider regional patterns.
• The dataset was last updated in 1999, potentially lacking modern methodological refinements.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of pine (PINI) samples.

Time Range

293 to -49 calendar years BP (Before Present, where 0 BP = 1950 CE).

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Taygetos Forest, Greece, Southern Europe.