Russian Tree Ring Chronology From 374 to -44 BP

418 years of tree ring data from the Balygichan Ebene region in Russia, spanning from 374 to -44 calendar years before present. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, specifically from the Schweingruber collection and the ITRDB. It was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate and validate climate models by comparing the 418-year tree ring chronology with simulated historical data.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the ring data to identify extreme historical climate events in the Russian region.
• Study long-term ecological trends and forest response to climate over four centuries from the dated samples.

Strengths

• Covers a 418-year time period from 374 to -44 BP, providing a multi-century record.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection, ensuring standardized methodology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1994, and may not reflect modern processing standards.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Balygichan Ebene, Russia), limiting regional generalizability.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement details are unknown without accessing full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and analysis (dendrochronology), part of the Schweingruber collection and ITRDB.

Time Range

374 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Balygichan Ebene, Russia, Eastern Europe.