Irish Tree Ring Chronology from Cappoquin

Ireland's Cappoquin tree ring chronology spans 165 years, from 137 to -28 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information as part of its Paleoclimatology collection. This data was published in 1978.

Use Cases

• Analyzing annual tree-ring width variations to reconstruct past climate conditions in Ireland.
• Crossdating the Cappoquin chronology (ITRDB BRIT003) with other regional series to validate temporal coverage.
• Calibrating the calendar years before present (BP) time scale for climate proxy studies.

Strengths

• 165-year temporal coverage from 137 to -28 calendar years BP.
• Data is part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1978.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement details are not provided in the available metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection.

Time Range

137 to -28 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Ireland, British Isles.