Tree ring width measurements from the Bent Creek Experimental Forest in North Carolina provide a climate proxy record. The chronology spans 263 years, from 217 to -46 calendar years before present. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information archived this paleoclimatology study.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
- Calibrate the tree ring chronology against known historical climate events for the 263-year period.
- Analyze growth patterns in the Bent Creek Experimental Forest to infer local environmental stress.
- Compare this North Carolina chronology with other regional tree ring datasets to assess spatial climate patterns.
Strengths
- Chronology covers a 263-year time period.
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at 46 BC, providing no data for the modern era.
- Data is geographically limited to a single experimental forest site in North Carolina.
- The dataset has not been updated since its archival in 1996.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 217 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Bent Creek Experimental Forest, North Carolina, United States.