Finnish Tree Ring Chronology from Pyhantunturi National Park

249 to -28 calendar years before present of tree ring parameters from Finland. The dataset is an archived paleoclimatology study from the NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, originally published in 1978. It provides dendrochronological data for reconstructing past environmental conditions.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing modeled past climate against proxy data from tree ring chronologies.
• Analyze long-term environmental history and forest growth trends in the Pyhantunturi National Park region.
• Establish a dated chronology for archaeological or geological studies in Finland using the tree ring time series.

Strengths

• Covers a 277-year time period from 249 to -28 calendar years BP.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1978.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data formats are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

249 to -28 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Finland, Scandinavia; Pyhantunturi National Park.