Tree Ring Chronology from Urbion Covaleda Spain 383 to -33 BP

Tree ring width measurements from a Pinus sylvestris (PISY) site in Urbion Covaleda, Spain. The chronology covers a 416-year period from 383 to -33 calendar years before present. Data is archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology as part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies for Spain using calibrated tree-ring width (TRW) chronologies.
• Analyze climate variability and extreme events during the period 383 to -33 BP from the Urbion Covaleda site series.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for Southern Europe using the PISY (Pinus sylvestris) proxy record.
• Perform cross-dating with other Iberian tree-ring chronologies using the ITRDB SPAI047 series code.

Strengths

• Covers a 416-year period (383 to -33 BP) providing multi-century climate context.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) with standard metadata.

Limitations

• Single site chronology (Urbion Covaleda) limits spatial representativeness for regional analysis.
• Data record ends at -33 BP (1983 CE), with no updates since the original 1983 publication.
• Unknown sample depth (number of cores/trees) limits assessment of signal strength for later periods.

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

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

Freshness

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Geography

Urbion Covaleda, Spain, Southern Europe.