Schweingruber Tree Ring Chronology from Krasnovishersk, Russia

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from Krasnovishersk, Russia. The data covers 261 years, from 220 to -41 calendar years before present (BP), for climate reconstruction studies. This dataset was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1991.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring time series data against instrumental records for the overlapping period.
• Analyze growth patterns in the tree-ring series to identify extreme historical climate events like droughts or cold periods.
• Perform cross-dating of undated wood samples from the region by matching patterns against this established chronology.

Strengths

• Covers a 261-year time period (220 to -41 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1991.
• The geographic scope is limited to a single site (Krasnovishersk, Russia).
• Sample size and replication statistics for the tree-ring series are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection and chronology development (dendrochronology).

Time Range

220 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Krasnovishersk, Russia, Eastern Europe.