Kamchatka Tree Ring Chronology from 260 BC to 33 BC

Tree ring width measurements from the Esso Village area of Kamchatka, Russia, provide a 293-year climate proxy record. The data was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. This specific chronology was published in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the annual tree_ring_width series as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate the chronology against other regional paleoclimate records using the calendar_years_before_present time index.
• Study the frequency of extreme climatic events indicated by exceptionally narrow or wide tree_ring_width measurements.
• Analyze growth trends over the 293-year period to infer long-term environmental changes at the Kamchatka site.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 293-year period from 260 to 33 BC.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1983.
• The sample size (number of tree cores) and specific site elevation are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Kamchatka.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

260 to 33 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Esso Village, Kamchatka, Russia (Eastern Europe).