Scots Pine Tree Ring Chronology for the Netherlands (167 to -40 BP)

167 to -40 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring width data from Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) in the Netherlands, archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data is part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and was contributed by researcher Maessen. This paleoclimatology study was last updated in the NOAA archive in 1990.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the annual tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate the Scots Pine (PISY) chronology from the Netherlands against other regional paleoclimate proxies.
• Study the growth response of Pinus sylvestris to environmental stressors during the covered 207-year period.
• Validate climate model simulations for the late Holocene period using the dated tree-ring index.

Strengths

• Covers a 207-year time period from 167 to -40 calendar years BP.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.
• Data is geographically limited to the Netherlands, limiting broader regional inferences.
• The archive was last updated in 1990, 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 measurements from Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) samples.

Time Range

167 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Netherlands, Western Europe.