Journal
GEOCHRONOMETRIA
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 41-52Publisher
SCIENDO
DOI: 10.1515/geochr-2015-0005
Keywords
long term chronology; tree-ring dating; cultural heritage; historic wood; Pinus sylvestris; S Poland
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- National Science Center [N306 139 638]
- Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia
- Project UPGOW from Human Capital Programme, European Union
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An annually resolved and absolutely dated ring-width chronology spanning 443 years has been constructed using the historical and living-tree Scots pine samples from the Upper Silesia, south of Poland. The constructed regional chronology, based on six object chronologies, covers the period of 1568-2010. It is composed of 178 wood samples with the mean correlation of 0.51, mean series length of 104 years and mean EPS of 0.85. In total, 65 extreme years were distinguished. Their independent verification, based on the historical and meteorological data, showed significant correlation with the exceptionally cold/mild winters as well as severe droughts. The comparison of the extreme years with the other Polish pine chronologies showed similarities in the years with the anomalous winter conditions. Some extreme years can be associated with the exceptional pluvial conditions; these years are common in the Central European hydroclimatic tree-ring records. The construction of this regional pine chronology enables for the absolute dating of many architectural monuments from investigated region. The application of the new chronology for the dating of local wood can support interpretations of changes in the environment of the Upper Silesian region. In the future it can also be used as the basis for climate reconstruction.
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