British Isles Tree Ring Chronology from 116 to -38 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from the Breen Wood site in the United Kingdom. The data provides paleoclimate parameters covering a 154-year period from 116 to -38 calendar years before present. This study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1988.

Use Cases

• Calibrating regional climate models using the tree-ring width parameter as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
• Analyzing growth anomaly patterns within the 154-year chronology to identify extreme climatic events.
• Cross-dating the Breen Wood chronology with other regional series to validate and extend paleoclimate records.
• Correlating the tree-ring parameter time series with known historical climate periods in the British Isles.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 154-year period (116 to -38 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Includes specific geographic location metadata for the United Kingdom, British Isles.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a short, specific 154-year window.
• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last updated date of 1988.
• Sample size, row count, and specific measured parameters are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

116 to -38 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1988-01-01

Geography

Breen Wood, United Kingdom, British Isles.