Bitterroot Mountain Tree Ring Chronology from 168 to -33 BP

168 calendar years before present to -33 BP of tree ring parameters from the Skalkaho Pass Bitterroot site in Montana, United States. The data is archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information as part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The study was published in 1983.

Use Cases

• Analyze tree ring width variations over time to reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation.
• Cross-reference this chronology with other ITRDB site chronologies to study regional climate coherence.
• Use the calendar years before present (BP) timeline to calibrate or validate other paleoclimate proxy records.

Strengths

• Time series covers a specific 201-year period from 168 to -33 BP.
• Data is part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1983, making it potentially stale relative to modern methods.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement details are unknown without accessing metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1983-01-01

Geography

Skalkaho Pass Bitterroot, Montana, United States Of America.