Swedish Pine Tree Ring Chronology from 289 to -47 BP

Tree ring width measurements from Scots Pine (PISY) trees collected at Bettna, Soedermanland, Sweden. The chronology spans 336 years, from 289 to -47 calendar years before present. Data is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1997.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation by analyzing annual tree ring width variations.
• Calibrate and validate climate models using the 336-year proxy record of environmental conditions.
• Establish a regional dendrochronological master chronology for dating archaeological wood samples from Sweden.
• Study the growth response of Scots Pine (PISY) to environmental stressors over a multi-century period.

Strengths

• Chronology covers a specific 336-year period (289 to -47 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1997.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Bettna, Soedermanland) in Sweden.
• The sample size (number of tree cores analyzed) is unknown, which may affect statistical confidence.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Scots Pine (PISY).

Time Range

289 to -47 calendar years before present.

Freshness

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Geography

Bettna, Soedermanland, Sweden, Scandinavia.