Krasnovishersk Tree Ring Chronology from 233 to -41 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset from Krasnovishersk, Russia. The data provides a time series covering the period from 233 to -41 calendar years before present. This study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1991.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating models by correlating the ring series with known historical events.
• Analyze climate periodicity and extreme events within the 274-year time span covered by the series.
• Compare growth patterns from this PISY (Pinus sylvestris) site with other ITRDB chronologies for regional climate analysis.

Strengths

• Covers a 274-year time period from 233 to -41 BP, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB), ensuring standardized formatting and metadata.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1991, and may lack modern reanalysis or corrections.
• The geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Krasnovishersk) in Russia, reducing regional representativeness.
• Sample size and replication depth for individual years within the chronology are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring measurements (dendrochronology) from Pinus sylvestris (PISY) samples.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Krasnovishersk, Russia, Eastern Europe.