Guadarrama Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

Tree ring data from Spain provides a 234-year chronology for climate reconstruction, covering the period from 201 to -33 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. It was last updated in the repository in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the 234-year tree ring chronology with other paleoclimate records.
• Analyze growth patterns in the Guadarrama region to study environmental stressors over two centuries.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 234-year time period (201 to -33 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 234-year window, not continuous to present.
• Data is geographically limited to a single location in Spain, Southern Europe.
• The dataset was last updated in 1983, 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

201 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Spain, Southern Europe (Guadarrama region).