Ikon River Tree Ring Chronology for Russian Climate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring dataset from the Ikon River site in Russia. The chronology covers 333 years, from 293 to -40 calendar years before present (BP). This dataset is part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology from the Ikon River site.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the dated tree-ring series against known historical climate events.
• Analyze growth trends and extreme climatic events within the 333-year chronology for the Russian region.
• Perform cross-dating analysis by comparing this ITRDB series (RUSS029) with other regional tree-ring chronologies.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 333 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate proxy.
• Data is part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and hosted by NOAA NCEI.
• Geographic location (Russia, Eastern Europe) is explicitly defined for regional analysis.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -40 BP, making it less directly applicable for very recent climate studies.
• The dataset was last updated in 1990, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement statistics are not detailed without examining full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection and analysis, archived under the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Time Range

293 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1990; static archival dataset.

Geography

Ikon River, Russia, Eastern Europe.