ÃÂ¯ÃÂ»ÃÂ¿# europe_turk017 - Elmali (Huseyin Kuyusu & Kocaguney) - Breitenmoser Tree Ring Chronology Data
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# Online_Resource: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/24611
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# Original_Source_URL:https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/5129
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# Archive: Tree Rings
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# Contribution_Date
#	Date: 2016-01-07
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# Title
#	Study_Name: europe_turk017 - Elmali (Huseyin Kuyusu & Kocaguney) - Breitenmoser Tree Ring Chronology Data
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# Investigators
#	Investigators:  Breitenmoser, P.; Bronnimann, S.; Frank, D.
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# Description_and_Notes
#	Description: Data from Breitenmoser 2014 Journal of past Climate supplementary, see publication for ARSTAN standardization details
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# Publication
#	Authors: Breitenmoser, P.; Bronnimann, S.; Frank, D.
#	Published_Date_or_Year: 2014-03-11
#	Published_Title: Forward modelling of tree-ring width and comparison with a global network of tree-ring chronologies
#	Journal_Name: Climate of the Past
#	Volume: 10 
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#	Pages: 437-449
#	DOI: 10.5194/cp-10-437-2014
#	Online_Resource: www.clim-past.net/10/437/2014/
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#	Abstract: We investigate relationships between climate and tree-ring data on a global scale using the process-based VaganovÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂShashkin Lite (VSL) forward model of tree-ring width formation. The VSL model requires as inputs only latitude, monthly mean temperature, and monthly accumulated precipitation. Hence, this simple, process-based model enables ring-width simulation at any location where monthly climate records exist. In this study, we analyse the growth response of simulated tree rings to monthly climate conditions obtained from the CRU TS3.1 data set back to 1901. Our key aims are (a) to assess the VSL model performance by examining the relations between simulated and observed growth at 2287 globally distributed sites, (b) indentify optimal growth parameters found during the model calibration, and (c) to evaluate the potential of the VSL model as an observation operator for data-assimilation-based reconstructions of climate from tree-ring width. The assessment of the growth-onset threshold temperature of approximately 4ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ6 C for most sites and species using a Bayesian estimation approach complements other studies on the lower temperature limits where plant growth may be sustained. Our results suggest that the VSL model skilfully simulates site level treering series in response to climate forcing for a wide range of environmental conditions and species. Spatial aggregation of the tree-ring chronologies to reduce non-climatic noise at the site level yielded notable improvements in the coherence between modelled and actual growth. The resulting distinct and coherent patterns of significant relationships between the aggregated and simulated series further demonstrate the VSL modelÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs ability to skilfully capture the climatic signal contained in tree-ring series. Finally, we propose that the VSL model can be used as an observation operator in data assimilation approaches to reconstruct past climate.
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#	Authors: Anderson, D.M., Tardif, R., Horlick, K., Erb, M.P., Hakim, G.J., Noone, D., Perkins, W.A., and E. Steig
#	Published_Date_or_Year: 2018
#	Published_Title: Additions to the last millennium reanalysis multi-proxy database
#	Journal_Name: Data Science Journal
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#	Full_Citation: Anderson, D.M., Tardif, R., Horlick, K., Erb, M.P., Hakim, G., J., Noone, D., Perkins, W.A., and E. Steig, submitted. Additions to the last millennium reanalysis multi-proxy database. Data Science Journal.
#	Abstract: Progress in paleoclimatology increasingly occurs via data syntheses. We describe additions to a collection prepared for use in paleoclimate state estimation, specifically the Last Millennium Reanalysis (LMR).  The 2290 additional series include 2152 tree ring chronologies and 138 other series.  They supplement the collection used previously and together form a database titled LMRdb 1.0.0. The additional data draws from lake core, ice core, coral, speleothem, and tree ring archives, using published data primarily from the NOAA Paleoclimatology archive and a set of tree ring width chronologies standardized from raw International Tree Ring Data Bank ring width series. In contrast to many previous paleo compilations, the data were not selected (screened) on the basis of their environmental correlation, multi-century length, or other attributes. The inclusion of proxies sensitive to moisture and other environmental variables expands their use in data assimilation.  A preliminary calibration using linear regression with mean annual temperature reveals characteristics of the proxy series and their relationship to temperature, as well as the noise and error characteristics of the records. The additional records are structured as individual files in the NOAA Paleoclimatology format and archived at NOAA Paleoclimatology (Anderson et al. 2018) and will continue to be improved and expanded as part of the LMR Project.  The additions represent a four-fold increase in the number of records available for assimilation, provide expanded geographic coverage, and add additional proxy variables.  Applications include data assimilation, proxy system model development, and paleoclimate reconstruction using climate field reconstruction and other methods.
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# Funding_Agency
#	Funding_Agency_Name: Swiss National Science Foundation
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#	Funding_Agency_Name: National Science Foundation
#	Grant:AGS-1304263
#	Funding_Agency_Name: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
#	Grant:NA14OAR4310176
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# Site_Information
#	Site_Name: Elmali (Huseyin Kuyusu & Kocaguney)
#	Location:
#	Country: Turkey
#	Northernmost_Latitude: 36.6
#	Southernmost_Latitude: 36.6
#	Easternmost_Longitude: 30.02
#	Westernmost_Longitude: 30.02
#	Elevation: 1853 m
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# Data_Collection
#	Collection_Name: europe_turk017B
#	Earliest_Year: 1449
#	Most_Recent_Year: 2000
#	Time_Unit: y_ad
#	Core_Length:
#	Notes: {"database":{"database1":"LMR","database2":"Breits"}} {"climateInterpretation":{"basis":"", "climateVariable":"M", "climateVariableDetail":"air", "interpDirection":"positive", "seasonality":"[6, 7, 8]"}}{"VSLite_parameters":{"T1":"4.58911200433","T2":"17.3059406166","M1":"0.0227670263095","M2":"0.330718068013"}}
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# Species
#	Species_Name: cedar of Lebanone
#	Species_Code: CDLI
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# Variables
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##age	age, , ,years AD, , , , ,N
##trsgi	tree ring standardized growth index, tree ring, ,percent relative to mean growth, , Tree Rings, , ,N
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# Data:
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1465	0.874
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1469	1.125
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1475	1.091
1476	1.057
1477	1.023
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1483	1.2
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1486	1.078
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1489	1.033
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1491	1.096
1492	0.953
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1498	1.33
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1556	1.085
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1565	1.515
1566	1.181
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1606	1.332
1607	0.844
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1610	0.991
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1612	0.778
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1614	0.714
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1617	0.757
1618	0.923
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1620	0.992
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1623	1.047
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1692	1.214
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1697	0.992
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1699	1.044
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1702	0.913
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1705	0.677
1706	1.072
1707	0.83
1708	1.032
1709	1.522
1710	1.241
1711	1.122
1712	0.959
1713	0.537
1714	0.353
1715	0.395
1716	0.54
1717	0.681
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1720	1.098
1721	0.845
1722	0.773
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1734	1.248
1735	1.061
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1737	1.515
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1751	0.933
1752	0.995
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1756	0.815
1757	0.783
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1760	0.995
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1779	0.945
1780	0.882
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1799	1.053
1800	0.955
1801	0.901
1802	0.359
1803	0.015
1804	0.23
1805	0.426
1806	0.584
1807	0.749
1808	0.719
1809	1.064
1810	1.202
1811	1.228
1812	1.03
1813	1.058
1814	1.189
1815	1.215
1816	1.431
1817	1.253
1818	1.324
1819	0.989
1820	0.714
1821	1.104
1822	1.114
1823	0.907
1824	1
1825	0.99
1826	0.73
1827	1.18
1828	1.209
1829	0.992
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1831	1.235
1832	1.15
1833	1.354
1834	1.13
1835	1.399
1836	1.521
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1839	1.448
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1841	1.518
1842	1.04
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1844	1.142
1845	1.083
1846	1.378
1847	0.682
1848	1.319
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1856	0.842
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1901	1.227
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1903	1.039
1904	1.17
1905	0.953
1906	1.023
1907	0.765
1908	0.763
1909	0.874
1910	1.045
1911	0.811
1912	0.659
1913	0.959
1914	1.177
1915	1.189
1916	0.869
1917	1.133
1918	0.951
1919	0.935
1920	1.25
1921	1.117
1922	0.783
1923	0.997
1924	0.994
1925	1.275
1926	1.015
1927	1.075
1928	0.779
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1932	0.54
1933	0.632
1934	0.629
1935	0.638
1936	0.821
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1938	0.821
1939	0.822
1940	1.013
1941	0.914
1942	1
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1944	0.734
1945	0.91
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1948	1.039
1949	0.675
1950	1.151
1951	0.909
1952	1.028
1953	1.111
1954	1.068
1955	0.988
1956	1.18
1957	0.988
1958	1.005
1959	1.078
1960	1.394
1961	0.82
1962	1.077
1963	1.139
1964	1.017
1965	0.809
1966	1.046
1967	1.165
1968	1.335
1969	1.486
1970	1.184
1971	1.353
1972	1.451
1973	0.986
1974	1.172
1975	1.191
1976	1.145
1977	1.187
1978	1.121
1979	1.462
1980	0.913
1981	1.181
1982	1.167
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1984	0.929
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1986	1.097
1987	1.188
1988	0.774
1989	0.726
1990	0.786
1991	0.859
1992	0.947
1993	0.792
1994	0.868
1995	0.806
1996	0.804
1997	0.939
1998	1.094
1999	0.862
2000	0.947