Nadim River Tree Ring Chronology for Russian Climate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from the Nadim River B site in Russia. The data covers a 270-year period from 230 to -40 calendar years before present (BP), providing parameters for climate reconstruction. This study was contributed by Schweingruber and is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree-ring width parameters from the chronology.
• Calibrate climate proxy models by correlating the tree-ring time-series data with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term environmental trends in Eastern Europe by examining the 270-year sequence of tree-ring measurements.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 270-year period (230 to -40 BP).
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB), ensuring standardized methodology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -40 BP, limiting analysis of the most recent two millennia.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Nadim River B) in Russia.
• Dataset metadata indicates a last update in 1990, suggesting potential staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for climate proxy reconstruction.

Time Range

230 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1990.

Geography

Nadim River B site, Russia, Eastern Europe.