A tree-ring chronology from Gibb's Brook, New Hampshire, United States, covering 472 calendar years from 441 to -31 years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 1981.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy data with instrumental records.
- Analyze forest growth responses to historical climate events over the 472-year period.
- Cross-date and validate other regional tree-ring chronologies using this site-specific series.
Strengths
- 472-year continuous time-series coverage from 441 to -31 BP.
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1981.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site in New Hampshire.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 441 to -31 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Gibb's Brook, New Hampshire, United States Of America.