Tree ring width measurements from a site in Vermont, United States, used for climate reconstruction. The chronology covers a 266-year period from 382 to 116 calendar years before present. Data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies for Vermont using the tree ring width series.
- Calibrate the tree ring chronology against other regional paleoclimate proxies for cross-validation.
- Analyze the frequency and severity of past drought events by examining narrow ring sequences in the series.
- Study the growth response of the sampled tree species to climate forcing over a 266-year pre-industrial period.
Strengths
- Covers a continuous 266-year period (382 to 116 BP).
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Provides a site-specific chronology for climate reconstruction in Vermont.
Limitations
- The exact sample depth (number of tree cores) is unknown, which affects statistical confidence.
- The temporal coverage ends at 116 BP, limiting analysis of the most recent centuries.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single location in Vermont.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 382 to 116 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Vermont, United States of America.