Tree Ring Chronology from Ust Koksa Valley in the Altai Region

A tree-ring chronology from the Ust Koksa Valley in Russia's Altai region, covering the period from 175 to -44 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service. The data was published in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology as a climate proxy.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and variability in the Altai region from the dated annual ring measurements.
• Calibrate the tree-ring chronology against other paleoclimate records using its calendar year before present (BP) time scale.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate events by examining growth patterns in the ring series.

Strengths

• Time series covers a 219-year period (175 to -44 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1994.
• Specific sample size, geographic coordinates, and measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

175 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Ust Koksa Valley, Altai region, Russia, Eastern Europe.