Colville Reservation Tree Ring Chronology from 159 to -25 BP

159 to -25 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data from the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington, USA. The dataset contains parameters related to tree rings, archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). It was last updated in 1975.

Use Cases

• Analyze tree ring width parameters to reconstruct past climate conditions for the specified years.
• Compare the Colville Reservation chronology with other regional tree ring series to identify climatic events.
• Use the dated tree ring sequences to calibrate or validate other paleoclimate proxies for the Washington region.

Strengths

• Provides a specific temporal coverage from 159 to -25 calendar years BP.
• Data is archived and curated by NOAA NCEI, an authoritative environmental data center.

Limitations

• The dataset was last updated in 1975, indicating potentially outdated metadata or methods.
• Specific parameters, column names, and sample sizes are unknown, limiting immediate usability.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Washington, USA.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

159 to -25 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, United States Of America.