Glenluce Tree Ring Chronology from 152 to -28 BP

180-year tree ring chronology from Glenluce, United Kingdom, covering the period from 152 to -28 calendar years before present. The dataset contains parameters related to tree rings and is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. Data was published in 1978.

Use Cases

• Calibrating radiocarbon dates using the tree-ring chronology as a reference series.
• Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing ring-width parameters.
• Studying regional climate events in the British Isles during the period covered by the 180-year record.
• Comparing this Glenluce chronology (ITRDB BRIT005) with other European tree-ring datasets for spatial climate analysis.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 180-year period from 152 to -28 BP.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to 180 years, which is short for some long-term climate reconstructions.
• Data is geographically specific to a single site (Glenluce) in the United Kingdom.
• The dataset was last updated in 1978, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Glenluce, United Kingdom, British Isles.