308 years of tree-ring width data from Weymouth Woods State Park in North Carolina, USA, covering the period from 279 to 29 BCE. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This paleoclimatology study was last updated in the NOAA system in 1979.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation by analyzing the annual tree-ring width series.
- Calibrate and validate climate models for the Holocene period using the 308-year chronology as a proxy record.
- Study ecological responses to historical events by examining growth anomalies within the ring-width time series.
- Establish a regional dendrochronological master chronology for North Carolina by cross-dating this series with other records.
Strengths
- Covers a continuous 308-year period from 279 to 29 BCE.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a single 308-year block and does not extend to the modern era.
- The dataset's metadata and potential underlying measurements were last updated in 1979, which may limit methodological context.
- Geographic scope is restricted to one state park site in North Carolina.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology), likely measuring ring widths.
- Time Range
- 279 to 29 calendar years Before Present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Weymouth Woods State Park, North Carolina, United States of America.