Tree Ring Chronology from Mangazeya Swampy Site in Russia

Tree ring data from the Mangazeya Swampy Site in Russia's forest-tundra zone covers a 246-year period from 227 to -19 calendar years before present. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, specifically the International Tree-Ring Data Bank. It was contributed by Shiyatov and is managed by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other paleoclimate proxy records for the same time period.
• Study forest-tundra ecotone dynamics and tree line shifts by analyzing growth patterns over the recorded centuries.
• Perform cross-dating of archaeological wood samples from Northern Russia using the established ring-width series.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 246-year period, providing a multi-century environmental record.
• Archived within the authoritative NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology and ITRDB repositories, ensuring standardized metadata.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage ends at -19 BP, indicating the record does not extend into recent centuries.
• Sample size, replication, and species information are unknown from the provided description.
• Geographic specificity is limited to a single site, reducing regional representativeness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) from samples collected at the Mangazeya Swampy Site.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Forest-tundra zone, Mangazeya Swampy Site, Russia, Eastern Europe.