Khandiga River Tree Ring Chronology From 382 to -40 BP

A tree-ring chronology dataset from the Khandiga River region in Russia, Eastern Europe. It provides paleoclimatic data covering a period from 382 to -40 calendar years before present. The data was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate climate proxy models using the dated annual resolution of the ring measurements.
• Study regional climate events by correlating the ring chronology with other paleoclimate records from Russia.
• Assess long-term environmental changes by examining growth trends within the 422-year time span.

Strengths

• Covers a 422-year time period from 382 to -40 BP, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at 40 BC, with no modern data, limiting analysis of recent climate trends.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Khandiga River), which may not represent broader regional patterns.
• The dataset's last known update was in 1990, indicating potential staleness in metadata or documentation.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the Schweingruber collection.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Khandiga River region, Russia, Eastern Europe.