188 years of tree-ring width data from a dry steppe site in Russia, covering the period from 163 to -25 calendar years before present. The dataset is part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and was archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was contributed by researcher Shiyatov and last updated in the NOAA system in 1975.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies for the Russian steppe using the tree-ring width time-series.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology from the Djabyk-Karaghaiskiy Bor site with simulated past climates.
- Analyze long-term ecological resilience by examining the tree-ring growth response to documented historical drought periods.
- Cross-date and validate other paleoclimate proxies from Eastern Europe using this established ITRDB chronology (ITRDB RUSS012).
Strengths
- Covers a 188-year time period (163 to -25 BP) from a specific ecological zone.
- Part of the standardized and peer-reviewed International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).
- Sourced from NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1975.
- The geographic scope is limited to a single dry steppe site in Russia, limiting broad spatial analysis.
- Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement details are unknown without accessing full metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the PISY (Pinus sylvestris) species.
- Time Range
- 163 to -25 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Djabyk-Karaghaiskiy Bor site, Russia, Eastern Europe (steppe zone).