British Isles Tree Ring Chronology from 233 to 29 BCE

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Blickling site in the United Kingdom. The data spans from 233 to 29 calendar years before present (BP), representing over 200 years of environmental proxy records. This study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1979.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for the British Isles region using the 200+ year proxy record.
• Perform cross-dating of archaeological wood samples from the UK by matching ring patterns to this established chronology.
• Analyze long-term environmental trends and extreme events captured in the tree-ring parameters for the period 233-29 BP.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 262-year period (233 to 29 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under the World Data Service.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 262-year window in the past.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site (Blickling) in the United Kingdom.
• The dataset was last updated in 1979, potentially lacking modern reanalysis or corrections.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

233 to -29 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

United Kingdom, British Isles.