Tree ring data from Douglas Fir (PSME) trees near Dry Creek, Washington spans 442 years, from 416 to -26 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service. The study was published in 1976.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate conditions using tree ring width parameters.
- Analyze growth anomalies in Douglas Fir (PSME) samples from a specific Washington site.
- Calibrate regional climate models with a 442-year dendrochronological record.
- Compare this chronology with other ITRDB (WA033) series for cross-validation.
Strengths
- Time coverage spans 442 calendar years.
- Data is part of the authoritative International Tree Ring Data Bank (ITRDB WA033).
- Managed by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Limitations
- Data collection ended in 1976, making it temporally stale for recent analysis.
- Sample size and specific parameters like ring width measurements are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Washington.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- 416 to -26 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Dry Creek, Washington, United States.