Tree ring width measurements from Pinus sylvestris (PISY) trees at the Polui River Head site in Russia. The chronology covers 317 years, from 276 to -41 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 1991.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies for Eastern Europe using the tree ring width time-series.
- Calibrate the chronology against other proxy records using the calendar years before present (BP) index.
- Analyze growth trends and climatic events within the 317-year span covered by the Pinus sylvestris measurements.
- Compare this Russian site's tree ring data (ITRDB RUSS100) with other chronologies in the International Tree-Ring Data Bank.
Strengths
- Covers a 317-year time period from 276 to -41 calendar years BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1991.
- The specific sample size (number of tree cores) and measurement parameters are unknown from the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Dendrochronological analysis of Pinus sylvestris tree rings.
- Time Range
- 276 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Polui River Head, Russia, Eastern Europe.