Medicine Bow Peak Tree Ring Chronology from 549 BP

Tree ring data from Medicine Bow Peak in Wyoming, USA, provides paleoclimatic parameters. The time series coverage spans from 549 to -33 calendar years before present (BP). This archived study is maintained by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze climate variability over centuries using the tree ring width or density series.
• Correlate local Wyoming climate events with broader regional patterns using the dated chronology.
• Model past temperature or precipitation anomalies based on tree ring growth parameters.

Strengths

• Time series covers approximately 582 calendar years.
• Data is part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• Data collection ended in 1983, making the series potentially stale for recent analysis.
• Specific parameters and column definitions are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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Time Range

549 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Medicine Bow Peak, Wyoming, United States Of America.