Tree Ring Chronology from Mangazeya Forest-Tundra Site in Russia

Tree ring width chronology data from a dry site in the forest-tundra zone near Mangazeya, Russia. The dataset covers a time period from 267 to -19 calendar years before present. It is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology as part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology data with instrumental records for the Eastern Europe region.
• Study forest growth responses to climate change at the northern tree line using the site-specific chronology.
• Analyze long-term ecological shifts in the forest-tundra transition zone from the provided time period.

Strengths

• Time series covers a period of 286 calendar years (from 267 to -19 BP).
• Data is part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.

Limitations

• The exact number of tree core samples and replication statistics are unknown.
• The dataset's last metadata update was in 1969, indicating potentially outdated documentation.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

267 to -19 calendar years before present (BP).

Geography

Mangazeya dry site, forest-tundra zone, Russia, Eastern Europe.