North Carolina Tree Ring Chronology 155 to -35 BP

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree ring chronology from the Union Camp Big Woods site in North Carolina, United States. The dataset covers a 190-year period from 155 to -35 calendar years before present. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1985.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width or density series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy record with instrumental data for the overlapping period.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the ring chronology to identify specific historical drought or wetness events.
• Establish a regional master chronology for North Carolina by cross-dating this series with other local tree ring collections.

Strengths

• Data spans a 190-year period (155 to -35 BP), providing a multi-century climate proxy.
• Curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1985.
• The specific sample size (number of tree cores) and measured parameters are not provided in the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single 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

155 to -35 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Union Camp Big Woods site, North Carolina, United States of America.