Finnish Tree Ring Chronology from Haaparava National Park

199 calendar years of tree ring data from Pinus sylvestris in Finland's Haaparava National Park. The dataset, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, provides parameters for paleoclimate studies. The original study was published in 1978.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate models by comparing tree ring width chronologies with instrumental temperature records.
• Reconstructing past summer temperatures in Scandinavia using the Pinus sylvestris (PISY) ring series.
• Analyzing growth anomalies in the ITRDB FINL014 chronology to identify volcanic or climatic events.
• Establishing cross-dating references for other boreal forest tree ring studies in Northern Europe.

Strengths

• Covers a 199-year time span from 171 to -28 calendar years BP.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.
• Sourced from a specific, documented location (Haaparava National Park, Finland).

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.
• Data is from a single tree species and geographic location, limiting regional representativeness.
• The dataset has not been updated since its original publication in 1978.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring core sampling and dendrochronological analysis.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated in 1978; static archival record.

Geography

Haaparava National Park, Finland, Scandinavia.