Vermont Tree Ring Chronology from 393 to 103 Years Before Present

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset from the Baisan - West Dummerston Covered Bridge site in Vermont. The data provides parameters for dendrochronological analysis, covering the period from 393 to 103 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) maintains this archived study.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width parameters.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology data with other proxy records for the period 393-103 BP.
• Analyze growth patterns from the Vermont site to identify historical climate extremes like droughts or cold periods.

Strengths

• Data spans a 290-year period (393 to 103 BP), providing a multi-century climate record.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under the World Data Service.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 290-year window in the past, with no modern data.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site in Vermont, limiting regional generalizability.
• Exact sample size, row count, and specific measured parameters are not provided in the available metadata.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

393 to 103 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Vermont, United States Of America.