British Isles Tree Ring Chronology from 127 to -28 BP

Tree ring width chronology data from the British Isles, United Kingdom, covering a 155-year period. The dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1978.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the chronology against other regional paleoclimate proxies using its 155-year time span.
• Analyze growth patterns in the tree ring series to identify extreme climatic events such as droughts or cold periods.

Strengths

• Data spans a specific 155-year period from 127 to -28 calendar years before present.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to 155 years, which is short for many climate trend analyses.
• The dataset was last updated in 1978, indicating potential staleness in metadata or curation methods.
• Geographic coverage is restricted to a single location in the British Isles.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1978-01-01

Geography

United Kingdom, British Isles.