Tree ring width measurements from the Kheygiyakha River B site in Russia provide a 223-year climate proxy record. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information archives this paleoclimatology study for public use. The dataset was last updated in the NOAA system in January 1990.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the proxy tree ring record with instrumental data.
- Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity of trees in the Siberian region from the ring measurements.
- Extend the climate record for Eastern Europe by integrating this chronology with other ITRDB datasets.
Strengths
- Covers a 223-year time period from 183 to -40 calendar years BP.
- Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends 40 years before present, limiting overlap with modern instrumental records.
- Data last updated in 1990, potentially lacking modern methodological revisions.
- Single-site chronology may not represent broader regional climate signals.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring core samples analyzed to produce a width measurement chronology.
- Time Range
- 183 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Kheygiyakha River B site, Russia, Eastern Europe.