Polish Tree Ring Chronology from 223 to -37 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from Wroclaw, Poland, covering a 260-year period from 223 to -37 calendar years before present. The dataset is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This specific study was last updated in the public archive in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other dating methods by cross-referencing the established tree ring time series.
• Analyze long-term environmental stress events in Poland by examining anomalies in the ring parameter data.
• Study historical forest growth patterns and ecological changes in the Wroclaw region over the covered centuries.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 260-year time period from 223 to -37 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a geographically localized record for Poland in Eastern Europe.

Limitations

• The data archive was last updated in 1987, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent methodological revisions.
• The specific parameters, sample size (row count), and measurement details are not provided in the summary.
• The time coverage ends at -37 BP (roughly 37 BCE), which may not connect seamlessly to more recent proxy records.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated in the archive on 1987-01-01.

Geography

Wroclaw, Poland, Eastern Europe.