Tree ring width measurements from the Nuleger river site in Russia, Eastern Europe, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The chronology covers 599 years, spanning from 559 to -40 calendar years before present. Data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models by correlating tree ring width variations with historical temperature or precipitation proxies.
- Analyzing long-term climate trends and extreme events in Eastern Europe across a 599-year time series.
- Dating archaeological or geological samples by cross-referencing ring patterns with this established chronology.
- Studying ecological responses to past climate changes using annual growth records from a specific geographic site.
Strengths
- Covers a long temporal range of 599 calendar years.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Provides a site-specific chronology for a defined geographic location in Russia.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -40 BP (roughly 1990 AD), lacking recent decades.
- Sample size, replication, and species information are unknown from the provided metadata.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site, reducing regional representativeness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring core sampling and width measurement, archived as part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).
- Time Range
- 559 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Nuleger river site, Russia, Eastern Europe.