Tree Ring Chronology from Urbion Quintenar Spain 357 to -35 BP

392 calendar years of tree ring parameters from a Pinus sylvestris site in Spain, Southern Europe, covering the period from 357 to -35 years before present. The data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was published in 1985.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term environmental stress on Pinus sylvestris forests from the recorded growth parameters.
• Establish a regional dendrochronological reference series for cross-dating other samples from Southern Europe.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 392-year period from 357 to -35 BP.
• Geographically specific to a single tree species (Pinus sylvestris) site in Spain.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends 35 years before 1950, limiting overlap with modern instrumental records.
• Data is from a single site, which may not represent broader regional climate signals.
• Last metadata update was in 1985, indicating the core data is not recently revised.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Urbion Quintenar, Spain, Southern Europe.