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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Northern Hemisphere 1250 Year N-TREND Summer Temperature Reconstructions

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This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Climate Reconstruction. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|tree ring with a geographic location of Northern Hemisphere. The time period coverage is from 1200 to -64 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Wilson, R.J.S.; Anchukaitis, K.J.; Briffa, K.R.; Büntgen, U.; Cook, E.R.; D'Arrigo, R.D.; Davi, N.K.; Esper, J.; Frank, D.C.; Gunnarson, B.E.; Hegerl, G.C.; Helama, S.; Klesse, S.; Krusic, P.J.; Linderholm, H.W.; Myglan, V.S.; Osborn, T.J.; Rydval, M.; Schneider, L.; Schurer, A.P.; Wiles, G.; Zhang, P.; Zorita, E. (2016-01-15): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Northern Hemisphere 1250 Year N-TREND Summer Temperature Reconstructions. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/kztr-jd59. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
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Coverage Description Date Range: 750 CE to 2014 CE; Date Range: 1200 cal yr BP to -64 cal yr BP;
Time Period 750 to 2014
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -180
East: 180
South: 0
North: 90
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Last millennium northern hemisphere summer temperatures from tree rings: Part I: The long term context
    • Associated Reference published 2016
      Rob Wilson, Kevin Anchukaitis, Keith R. Briffa, Ulf Büntgen, Edward Cook, Rosanne D'Arrigo, Nicole Davi, Jan Esper, Dave Frank, Björn Gunnarson, Gabi Hegerl, Samuli Helama, Stefan Klesse, Paul J. Krusic, Hans W. Linderholm, Vladimir Myglan, Timothy J. Osborn, Miloš Rydval, Lea Schneider, Andrew Schurer, Greg Wiles, Peng Zhang, Eduardo Zorita, 2016: Last millennium northern hemisphere summer temperatures from tree rings: Part I: The long term context. Quaternary Science Reviews, 134, 1-18, 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.12.005
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-01-15
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: Northern Hemisphere Tree-Ring Network Development (N-TREND) consortium 2015 and 2017 Northern Hemisphere summer temperature reconstructions for AD 750-2011. Reconstructions are based on 54 tree-ring records. Field reconstructions netCDF data file (Anchukaitis et al. 2017) added 2 April 2018.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Large-scale millennial length Northern Hemisphere (NH) temperature reconstructions have been progressively improved over the last 20 years as new datasets have been developed. This paper, and its companion (Part II, Anchukaitis et al. in prep), details the latest tree-ring (TR) based NH land air temperature reconstruction from a temporal and spatial perspective. This work is the first product of a consortium called N-TREND (Northern Hemisphere Tree-Ring Network Development) which brings together dendroclimatologists to identify a collective strategy for improving large-scale summer temperature reconstructions. The new reconstruction, N-TREND2015, utilises 54 records, a significant expansion compared with previous TR studies, and yields an improved reconstruction with stronger statistical calibration metrics. N-TREND2015 is relatively insensitive to the compositing method and spatial weighting used and validation metrics indicate that the new record portrays reasonable coherence with large scale summer temperatures and is robust at all time-scales from 918 to 2004 where at least 3 TR records exist from each major continental mass. N-TREND2015 indicates a longer and warmer medieval period (~900-1170) than portrayed by previous TR NH reconstructions and by the CMIP5 model ensemble, but with better overall agreement between records for the last 600 years. Future dendroclimatic projects should focus on developing new long records from data-sparse regions such as North America and eastern Eurasia as well as ensuring the measurement of parameters related to latewood density to complement ring-width records which can improve local based calibration substantially.
Purpose Records of past temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables derived from paleoclimate proxies. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this data set. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the data set citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Wilson, R.J.S.; Anchukaitis, K.J.; Briffa, K.R.; Büntgen, U.; Cook, E.R.; D'Arrigo, R.D.; Davi, N.K.; Esper, J.; Frank, D.C.; Gunnarson, B.E.; Hegerl, G.C.; Helama, S.; Klesse, S.; Krusic, P.J.; Linderholm, H.W.; Myglan, V.S.; Osborn, T.J.; Rydval, M.; Schneider, L.; Schurer, A.P.; Wiles, G.; Zhang, P.; Zorita, E. (2016-01-15): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Northern Hemisphere 1250 Year N-TREND Summer Temperature Reconstructions. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/kztr-jd59. Accessed [date].
  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
Cited Authors
  • Wilson, R.J.S.
  • Anchukaitis, K.J.
  • Briffa, K.R.
  • Büntgen, U.
  • Cook, E.R.
  • D'Arrigo, R.D.
  • Davi, N.K.
  • Esper, J.
  • Frank, D.C.
  • Gunnarson, B.E.
  • Hegerl, G.C.
  • Helama, S.
  • Klesse, S.
  • Krusic, P.J.
  • Linderholm, H.W.
  • Myglan, V.S.
  • Osborn, T.J.
  • Rydval, M.
  • Schneider, L.
  • Schurer, A.P.
  • Wiles, G.
  • Zhang, P.
  • Zorita, E.
Originators
  • Wilson, R.J.S.
  • Anchukaitis, K.J.
  • Briffa, K.R.
  • Büntgen, U.
  • Cook, E.R.
  • D'Arrigo, R.D.
  • Davi, N.K.
  • Esper, J.
  • Frank, D.C.
  • Gunnarson, B.E.
  • Hegerl, G.C.
  • Helama, S.
  • Klesse, S.
  • Krusic, P.J.
  • Linderholm, H.W.
  • Myglan, V.S.
  • Osborn, T.J.
  • Rydval, M.
  • Schneider, L.
  • Schurer, A.P.
  • Wiles, G.
  • Zhang, P.
  • Zorita, E.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Paleoclimate Reconstructions
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > instrumental
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > instrumental
  • earth science > paleoclimate > reconstructions > air temperature
  • Air Temperature Reconstruction
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: tree ring standardized growth index; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
  • What: tree ring standardized growth index; Material: null
  • What: surface temperature; Material: null
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Geographic Region > Northern Hemisphere > Northern Hemisphere > LATITUDE > LONGITUDE
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Wilson, R.J.S.; Anchukaitis, K.J.; Briffa, K.R.; Büntgen, U.; Cook, E.R.; D'Arrigo, R.D.; Davi, N.K.; Esper, J.; Frank, D.C.; Gunnarson, B.E.; Hegerl, G.C.; Helama, S.; Klesse, S.; Krusic, P.J.; Linderholm, H.W.; Myglan, V.S.; Osborn, T.J.; Rydval, M.; Schneider, L.; Schurer, A.P.; Wiles, G.; Zhang, P.; Zorita, E. (2016-01-15): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Northern Hemisphere 1250 Year N-TREND Summer Temperature Reconstructions. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/kztr-jd59. Accessed [date].
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