Tree ring data from the Deer Park Burn site in Washington covers a 266-year period from 240 to -26 calendar years before present. The data is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information as part of their Paleoclimatology collection. The study type is Tree Ring and the record was last updated in 1976.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct annual climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width series.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological methods using the established tree-ring chronology.
- Analyze growth patterns and environmental stress events recorded in the tree-ring parameters.
- Compare this local chronology (WA020) with other regional tree-ring datasets to study spatial climate patterns.
Strengths
- Time coverage spans 266 calendar years, providing a multi-century record.
- Data is part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive.
Limitations
- The temporal coverage ends at -26 BP, which may not extend into recent historical periods.
- The data record was last updated in 1976, indicating it is a historical archive and may not reflect modern collection standards.
- Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement details are unknown without accessing the full metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring sampling and analysis, likely from Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSME) trees.
- Time Range
- 240 to -26 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1976-01-01
- Geography
- Deer Park Burn, Washington, United States Of America.