Spanish Tree Ring Chronology from Gredos Hoyos de Espino (138 to -35 BP)

A 173-year tree ring chronology from the Gredos Hoyos de Espino site in Spain, providing paleoclimate data. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1985. It contains parameters related to tree ring growth for climate reconstruction.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width parameter for the period 138 to -35 BP.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology from Southern Europe with other proxy records.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and anomalies in Spain by examining the time-series of tree ring data.

Strengths

• Covers a 173-year time period (138 to -35 BP) for climate analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1985.
• The specific parameters and sample size (row count) are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

138 to -35 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1985-01-01

Geography

Gredos Hoyos de Espino, Spain, Southern Europe.