Swedish Norway Spruce Tree-Ring Paleoclimate Record from 271 to -28 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring dataset from a Norway spruce site at Gallejour Glommerstark, Sweden. The record provides paleoclimate indicators for Scandinavia, covering a time period from 271 to -28 calendar years before present. This archived study is maintained by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical climate patterns in Scandinavia using tree-ring density and width parameters.
• Calibrating regional climate models with proxy data from biological records.
• Studying long-term environmental changes and growth responses of Norway spruce (Picea abies).
• Conducting comparative studies with other paleoclimate archives from Northern Europe.

Strengths

• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Provides a specific, dated time-series covering 299 years (271 to -28 BP).
• Focuses on a single species (Norway spruce) at a defined geographic location (Sweden).

Limitations

• Critical metadata such as column names, row count, and specific measurement parameters are unknown.
• There is a conflict in the last updated date: one source lists 2023-12-01, while another lists 1978-01-01.
• The license and original author information are not provided.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Norway spruce (PCAB - Picea abies).

Time Range

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

Freshness

2023-12-01 15:32:35.046410

Geography

Gallejour Glommerstark, Sweden, Scandinavia, Northern Europe.