Bent Creek Experimental Forest Tree Ring Chronology from 234 to -46 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset from the Bent Creek Experimental Forest in North Carolina, USA. The data covers a time period from 234 to -46 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) published this study, which was last updated in 1996.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements.
• Analyze forest growth anomalies and ecological events recorded in the tree ring series.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for the North Carolina region using the 280-year chronology.
• Study the response of tree growth to historical environmental changes documented in the ring data.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 280 calendar years, from 234 to -46 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1996.
• The specific parameters and measurement methods are not detailed in the provided description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single experimental forest site in North Carolina.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

234 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Bent Creek Experimental Forest, North Carolina, United States of America.