Vermont Tree Ring Chronology from 326 to 105 Years Before Present

Tree ring data from the Baisan-Windsor Church site in Vermont provides a 221-year chronology of past environmental conditions. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service. It was last updated in the NOAA system in 1845.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing annual tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models using the 221-year proxy record of environmental conditions from Vermont.
• Study local forest response to historical climate events documented in the tree ring chronology.
• Cross-date archaeological wood samples from the region using the established tree ring time series.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 221-year period from 326 to 105 years before present.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage is limited to a specific, ancient period and does not extend to recent centuries.
• The geographic scope is restricted to a single site in Vermont, limiting regional generalizations.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

326 to 105 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Vermont, United States of America.