Kyrgyzstan Tree Ring Chronology from 523 to -37 BP

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from a marble quarry site in Kyrgyzstan, Southcentral Asia. The chronology provides annual-resolution climate proxy data covering a 560-year period from 523 to -37 calendar years before present. Data collection and archiving were conducted by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing annual tree-ring width variations.
• Calibrate climate models for Central Asia using the 560-year proxy record from the JUTU site.
• Study extreme climate events and their frequency by identifying marker years within the ring width chronology.
• Perform cross-dating with other regional tree-ring chronologies to validate climate signals.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 560-year period from 523 to -37 BP.
• Provides annual-resolution data suitable for high-frequency climate analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last documented update in 1987.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Marble Quarry, JUTU) in Kyrgyzstan.
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and metadata details are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

523 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1987-01-01

Geography

Marble Quarry site, Kyrgyzstan, Southcentral Asia.