British Isles Tree Ring Chronology from 137 to -28 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Scorton site in the United Kingdom. The dataset provides paleoclimate proxy data covering the period from 137 to -28 calendar years before present. It was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1978.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the chronology against known historical climate events using the provided calendar year timeline.
• Analyze long-term climate trends for the British Isles region using the multi-century time series.

Strengths

• Time series spans 165 calendar years, from 137 to -28 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1978.
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and site details are not provided in the basic description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Scorton, United Kingdom, British Isles.