North Carolina Tree Ring Chronology from 59 to -42 BP

Tree ring data from the Barefoot - New Hill Beaver Tree Farm site in North Carolina provides a paleoclimate record. The time series covers 101 years, from 59 to -42 calendar years before present. This archived study was contributed by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 1992.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using annual tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the provided calendar year before present (BP) timeline.
• Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors for pine species at the specified geographic site.

Strengths

• Covers a 101-year time period from 59 to -42 BP.
• Data is archived and curated by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset was last updated in 1992, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent methodological revisions.
• Specific sample size (number of tree cores or trees) and measurement parameters are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1992-01-01

Geography

North Carolina, United States Of America.