Tree ring width measurements from the Omoloya River region in Russia, used for climate reconstruction. The chronology covers a 495-year period from 454 to -41 calendar years before present. The data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1991.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing tree ring width variations over the 495-year chronology.
- Calibrate climate proxy models using the dated tree ring series from the Omoloya River site.
- Study long-term climate trends in Eastern Europe by examining the time-series of ring width indices.
- Perform cross-dating with other regional chronologies using the shared calendar year BP timeline.
Strengths
- Covers a 495-year time period (454 to -41 BP), providing a multi-century climate record.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1991.
- Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and site details are not provided in the available metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 454 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Omoloya River region, Russia, Eastern Europe.