Spanish Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from Alcala de Selva, Spain. The dataset provides parameters for dendroclimatic analysis, covering the period from 130 to -27 calendar years before present. This study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1977.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width parameters.
• Calibrating climate models with proxy data from the specified 157-year time span.
• Analyzing growth patterns and climate sensitivity for the tree species sampled at the Alcala de Selva site.
• Comparing this Southern European chronology with other ITRDB records for regional climate signal analysis.

Strengths

• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a specific 157-year chronology (130 to -27 BP) for a defined geographic location in Spain.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1977, making it potentially temporally stale.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measured parameters (e.g., ring width, density) are not provided in the input.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Southern Europe.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

130 to -27 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Alcala de Selva, Spain, Southern Europe.