326 to -40 calendar years before present of tree ring width measurements from the Novoja Rieka site in Russia. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and provides parameters for climate reconstruction. It was last updated in the NOAA system in 1990.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width index as a proxy.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology data against known historical climate events.
- Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity of Larix gmelinii (LAGM) trees in the Russian region.
- Establish a dated timeline for environmental events by cross-dating the ring width series with other chronologies.
Strengths
- Covers a 366-year period from 326 to -40 BP, providing a multi-century climate record.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data recency is low, with a last system update recorded in 1990.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Novoja Rieka) in Russia.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring core sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 326 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Novoja Rieka, Russia, Eastern Europe.