Vancouver Island Tree Ring Chronology from 537 to -33 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from Vancouver Cyprus Provincial Park in British Columbia. The data covers a time period from 537 to -33 calendar years before present. This study was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical climate variables like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing proxy tree ring data with instrumental records.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest growth dynamics in British Columbia.

Strengths

• Time series spans over 570 calendar years, from 537 to -33 BP.
• Data originates from NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1983.
• Specific parameters, row counts, and file formats are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single park in British Columbia.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis.

Time Range

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

Geography

Vancouver Cyprus Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.