Spanish Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Yuste Herederu - Navafria II site in Spain. The data covers a period from 163 to -42 calendar years before present, used for climate reconstruction. This study was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1992.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze growth patterns to infer environmental stressors like droughts during the covered time period.
• Establish a regional master chronology for cross-dating other tree ring samples from Southern Europe.

Strengths

• Time series coverage spans 205 calendar years (163 to -42 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1992, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent methodological revisions.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement details are not provided in the available description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Spain, reducing broad regional representativeness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

163 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Spain, Southern Europe.