Spanish Tree Ring Chronology from 91 to -35 BP

Southern Europe tree ring data from Spain provides a paleoclimate record. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives this dataset under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the public archive on 1985-01-01.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate parameters like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models using the dated tree ring series.
• Analyze long-term environmental changes in Southern Europe from 91 to -35 calendar years before present.
• Validate climate model simulations for the Holocene period using proxy data from Spain.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 126-year time period from 91 to -35 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a relatively short 126-year window.
• Data is geographically restricted to a single location in Spain, Southern Europe.
• The dataset archive was last updated in 1985, indicating potential staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection via dendrochronology.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1985-01-01

Geography

Spain, Southern Europe.