276 to -41 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data from the Pinega region of Russia. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and was contributed by Schweingruber under the ITRDB code RUSS036. It was last updated in the NOAA system in 1991.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology against other proxy records for the 276 to -41 BP period.
- Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity of Scots pine (PISY) in a boreal forest environment.
- Extend regional master chronologies for Russia by cross-dating this Pinega series with other ITRDB records.
Strengths
- Covers a 317-year period from 276 to -41 calendar years before present.
- Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection hosted by NOAA NCEI.
Limitations
- Data recency is low, with a last recorded update in 1991, potentially missing modern methodological revisions.
- Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and site details are not provided in the basic description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis, likely from Scots pine (PISY) samples.
- Time Range
- 276 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Pinega region, Russia, Eastern Europe.