Tree Ring Chronology from Guadarrama Spain Spanning 324 Years

Tree ring width measurements from a Pinus sylvestris site in the Guadarrama mountains of Spain provide a climate proxy record. The chronology covers 324 years, from 289 to -35 calendar years before present, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. Data was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1985.

Use Cases

• Calibrating tree-ring width variations against instrumental climate records to reconstruct past temperature or precipitation for Southern Europe.
• Analyzing the chronology's sensitivity to extreme climate events visible in narrow or wide ring sequences.
• Comparing this Pinus sylvestris chronology with other regional tree-ring series to identify shared climate signals.
• Using the dated annual ring indices to validate or tune climate model simulations for the pre-industrial period.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 324 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Specific geographic location (Spain, Southern Europe) and species (Pinus sylvestris) are documented.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at 35 years before present, lacking recent decades for modern climate comparison.
• Sample depth and replication statistics are unknown, affecting confidence in early periods of the record.
• Data is from a single site (Guadarrama Loma de Noruego), limiting spatial representativeness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Pinus sylvestris samples.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Guadarrama Loma de Noruego, Spain, Southern Europe.