New Jersey Tree Ring Chronology from 330 to 32 BCE

NOAA NCEI archives a tree ring chronology dataset from the Hutchenson Forest in New Jersey, United States. The data covers a period from 330 to 32 calendar years before present (BP). This paleoclimatology study was last updated in 1982.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other proxy records for the period 330-32 BP.
• Analyze forest growth responses to historical environmental events recorded in the tree ring series.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 298-year period (330 to 32 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1982, making it temporally stale for modern analytical techniques.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data granularity are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from long cores.

Time Range

330 to 32 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Hutchenson Forest, New Jersey, United States of America.