Tree-ring width measurements from a site in Vermont, United States, provide a paleoclimate record. The chronology spans 300 years, from 380 to 81 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width time-series.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other proxy records for the period 380-81 BP.
- Analyze growth patterns and extreme events within the 300-year tree-ring record for Vermont.
- Perform cross-dating with other regional tree-ring chronologies using the annual resolution data.
Strengths
- 300-year continuous chronology from 380 to 81 BP.
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Sample size and replication statistics for the tree-ring series are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Vermont.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) / World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 380 to 81 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Vermont, United States of America.