Finnish Tree-Ring Chronology from 348 to 109 BC

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from Juuka, Finland, contributed by researcher Meriläinen. The dataset covers a 240-year period from 348 to 109 calendar years before present. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for Northern Europe using the 240-year high-resolution proxy record.
• Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors for the Scots pine (PISY) species in Finland.
• Establish a regional dendrochronological master chronology for cross-dating other samples from Scandinavia.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 240-year period suitable for climate trend analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a geographically specific record from Juuka, Finland in Scandinavia.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 240-year window in the past.
• Sample size and replication depth for the tree-ring series are unknown.
• Data is geographically focused on a single site in Finland, limiting regional generalization.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris, PISY) samples.

Time Range

348 to 109 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Juuka, Finland, Scandinavia.