Missouri Tree Ring Chronology From 200 to 8 Years BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset from Jefferson County, Missouri. The data covers a time period from 200 to 8 calendar years before present. This study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with known historical periods.
• Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors for the specific tree species (JUVI) recorded.

Strengths

• Data spans a 192-year period (200 to 8 BP), providing a multi-century record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset appears temporally stale, with a last updated date of 1942.
• Specific sample size (row count), column details, and measurement parameters are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

200 to 8 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Jefferson County, Missouri, United States of America.