NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Boyd Tract site in North Carolina, USA. The chronology covers 423 years, from 391 to 32 calendar years before present (BP). This dataset was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1982.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using annual tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with known historical climate events.
- Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors for the specific tree species sampled at the Boyd Tract site.
- Establish a regional dendrochronological timeline for cross-dating other paleoclimate records in North Carolina.
Strengths
- Time series spans 423 calendar years, providing a multi-century environmental record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at 32 BP, making the record over 2000 years old and not reflective of modern conditions.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Boyd Tract, North Carolina), reducing regional generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring sampling and analysis.
- Time Range
- 391 to -32 calendar years BP (approximately 391 BCE to 32 BCE).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Boyd Tract, North Carolina, United States of America.