Swedish Tree Ring Chronology from 316 to -28 BP

Swedish tree ring data from the Arjeplog site provides a paleoclimate record for Scandinavia. The chronology spans 344 years, from 316 to -28 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archived this study, which was last updated in 1978.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrating radiocarbon dating curves by cross-referencing the dated tree-ring sequence.
• Analyzing climate signal strength and persistence over the 344-year period covered by the series.
• Comparing this Scandinavian tree-ring chronology with other regional proxies for hemispheric climate studies.

Strengths

• Chronology covers a specific 344-year time range (316 to -28 BP).
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short (344 years) compared to many millennial-length tree-ring chronologies.
• Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1978, potentially lacking modern revisions.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Arjeplog, Sweden), reducing regional representativeness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

316 to -28 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1978-01-01

Geography

Arjeplog, Sweden, Scandinavia.