Clingman's Dome Tree Ring Chronology From 392 to 33 BCE

425-year tree-ring chronology from Clingman's Dome in North Carolina, USA, covering the period from 392 to 33 BCE. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and was produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The data were last updated in the archive in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the annual tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate the chronology against other regional proxy records using the calendar year before present (BP) time index.
• Analyze growth response to historical climate events by examining the ring-width parameter over the 425-year span.
• Establish a dated master chronology for the region using the provided tree-ring measurements.

Strengths

• Covers a 425-year time period (392 to 33 BCE) for long-term trend analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive with standardized metadata.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends over 2000 years ago, limiting direct connection to modern instrumental records.
• Single-site data from Clingman's Dome may not represent broader regional climate patterns.
• The last archive update was in 1983, indicating the core data are not recently revised.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) from collected core samples.

Time Range

392 to 33 BCE (calendar years before present).

Freshness

Data archived in 1983; static historical dataset.

Geography

Clingman's Dome, North Carolina, United States of America.