Vermont Tree-Ring Chronology from 280 to 31 BCE

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree-ring dataset from Granville Gulf, Vermont. It provides a chronology for reconstructing past climate conditions, covering the period from 280 to 31 calendar years before present. The data was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1981.

Use Cases

• Calibrate climate models by comparing tree-ring width variations against known historical temperature and precipitation proxies.
• Analyze growth anomaly years within the chronology to identify extreme climatic events like droughts or cold periods.
• Establish a dated master chronology for the region to aid in cross-dating other undated tree-ring samples from Vermont.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 311 years, from 280 to 31 BCE, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1981, potentially lacking modern reanalysis.
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and site replication details are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis, likely measuring ring width or density from samples collected at the Granville Gulf site.

Time Range

280 to -31 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

null

Geography

Granville Gulf, Vermont, United States of America.