254 to -35 calendar years before present of tree ring parameters from the Anso Zuriza site in Spain, Southern Europe. This paleoclimatology study is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, contributed by Richter and associated with the ITRDB series SPAI024. The data was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models using tree ring width as a proxy for past temperature and precipitation in Southern Europe.
- Analyzing growth anomaly years within the 289-year chronology to identify periods of drought or volcanic cooling.
- Cross-dating the SPAI024 series with other Iberian tree ring chronologies to validate regional climate signals.
Strengths
- 289-year chronology (254 to -35 BP) providing multi-century climate context.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -35 BP (approximately 35 BCE), lacking data for the Common Era and modern period.
- Sample size and replication statistics for the tree ring series are unknown from the provided metadata.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Anso Zuriza) in Spain.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) / World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the PISY (Pinus sylvestris) species.
- Time Range
- 254 to -35 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Anso Zuriza, Spain, Southern Europe.