Tree Ring Chronology from Mangazeya Forest-Tundra Zone

319 calendar years of tree ring parameters from the Mangazeya region near a spring in Russia's forest-tundra zone, covering the period from 319 to -19 years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was contributed by researcher Shiyatov and is associated with the International Tree-Ring Data Bank series RUSS009.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models using the dated tree ring series.
• Analyze forest growth response to climate change at the tundra-forest ecotone using the site-specific parameters.
• Compare this high-latitude tree ring record (ITRDB RUSS009) with other proxy datasets for hemispheric climate studies.

Strengths

• Covers a 338-year time series (319 to -19 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and NOAA/NCEI archive.
• Provides a specific geographic location (Russia, Eastern Europe) and ecological zone (forest-tundra).

Limitations

• The exact number of tree core samples, measurement variables, and replication statistics are unknown.
• Temporal coverage ends at -19 BP (19 years after 1950), so it does not include recent decades.
• Geographic specificity is limited to a regional description without precise coordinates in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from samples collected in the Mangazeya region.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Russia, Eastern Europe, specifically the forest-tundra zone near Mangazeya and a spring.