386 calendar years of tree ring data from the Kuonamka River region in Russia, covering the period from 386 to -40 years before present. This paleoclimatology dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the system in 1990.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the annual tree ring width series.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other proxy records for the time period 386 to -40 BP.
- Analyze climate extremes and long-term trends in Eastern Europe from the high-resolution time-series data.
- Study ecological responses to historical climate events by examining growth patterns in the ring width parameter.
Strengths
- Covers a 426-year time period (386 to -40 BP) providing a long-term climate record.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last system update recorded in 1990.
- Sample size, geographic precision, and specific measurement parameters are unknown from the metadata.
- The calendar year range includes negative values (-40 BP), which may require careful chronological interpretation.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 386 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Kuonamka River region, Russia, Eastern Europe.