Eastern Russian Tree Ring Chronology from 125 to -40 BP

Tree ring width measurements from a Pinus sylvestris (PISY) site at Verhnaja Toima B in Eastern Europe provide a 165-year climate proxy record. The chronology spans from 125 to -40 calendar years before present, offering data from the late pre-industrial period. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information archived this dataset as part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Calibrate climate models by correlating tree ring width sequences with temperature and precipitation reconstructions.
• Analyze growth anomaly years within the 165-year series to identify volcanic or climatic events.
• Compare this Pinus sylvestris chronology with other ITRDB series to assess regional synchronicity.
• Reconstruct past environmental conditions for Eastern Europe using the dated tree ring parameters.

Strengths

• Time series covers a specific 165-year period from 125 to -40 BP.
• Data is part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) under NOAA WDS.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short at 165 years, limiting analysis of long-term trends.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Verhnaja Toima B) in Russia.
• The dataset metadata indicates a last update in 1990, suggesting potential staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring core sampling and dendrochronological measurement.

Time Range

125 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1990-01-01

Geography

Verhnaja Toima B, Russia, Eastern Europe.