Tree Ring Chronology From Hampton Hills, North Carolina (180 to -42 BP)

Tree ring width measurements from the Hampton Hills site in North Carolina provide a 222-year climate proxy record. The data coverage spans from 180 to -42 calendar years before present, calibrated for dendrochronological analysis. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information archived this paleoclimatology study in 1992.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the ring width chronology with instrumental records.
• Analyze growth response to extreme events by identifying narrow or wide rings within the 222-year sequence.
• Perform cross-dating with other ITRDB chronologies using the standardized ring width index.

Strengths

• 222-year continuous chronology from 180 to -42 BP.
• Data is part of the International Tree Ring Data Bank (ITRDB), a standardized global archive.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends 42 years before 1950, limiting overlap with modern instrumental data.
• Sample size and replication depth for individual years are unknown from the metadata.
• Data has not been updated since its archival in 1992.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring core samples analyzed to produce a width measurement chronology.

Time Range

180 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Hampton Hills, North Carolina, United States.