Tree ring width data from the Padley Wood site in the British Isles, United Kingdom. The chronology covers 104 years from 77 to -26 calendar years before present. This dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width time series.
- Calibrate the tree ring chronology against other regional paleoclimate proxies for the specified 104-year period.
- Analyze growth patterns in the Padley Wood tree ring series to identify extreme historical climate events.
Strengths
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Covers a specific 104-year time period (77 to -26 BP) with clear temporal bounds.
Limitations
- Very small temporal coverage of only 104 years, limiting analysis of long-term climate trends.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Padley Wood) in the United Kingdom.
- Dataset metadata indicates the last update was in 1976, suggesting potential staleness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 77 to -26 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Padley Wood, British Isles, United Kingdom.