Finnish Tree Ring Chronology from Rantasalmi (569-127 BP)

Finland hosts this tree ring chronology from the Rantasalmi Old Hospital site, specifically for Scots pine (PISY). The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information provides the data, which covers a 443-year period from 569 to 127 calendar years before present. It is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and the International Tree-Ring Data Bank.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation in Finland using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the PISY (Scots pine) ring chronology with instrumental records.
• Analyze long-term environmental stress events from the ITRDB FINL025 series for ecological studies.
• Study regional climate anomalies in Scandinavia during the period 569-127 BP via the dated tree-ring sequence.

Strengths

• Covers a 443-year continuous period (569-127 BP).
• Geographically specific to a single site in Finland, Scandanavia.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Sample size and replication depth for the tree-ring series are unknown.
• Data may have geographic bias, representing only one location in southern Finland.
• Temporal coverage ends at 127 BP, limiting analysis of the most recent centuries.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis, likely from Scots pine (PISY) core samples.

Time Range

569 to 127 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Finland, Scandanavia (specific site: Rantasalmi Old Hospital).