North Carolina Tree Ring Chronology from 390 to -33 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Kelsey Tract site in North Carolina, USA. The dataset provides a 423-year record of tree growth, measured in calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) published this study, which was last updated in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation by analyzing the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models using the provided calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
• Study local environmental history and ecological responses by examining growth patterns within the 423-year record.
• Validate regional climate models by comparing simulated past conditions against this proxy tree ring data.

Strengths

• Covers a 423-year time period from 390 to -33 calendar years before present.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under the World Data Service.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1983.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Kelsey Tract) in North Carolina.
• Sample size and specific parameters like ring width measurements are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

390 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1983-01-01

Geography

Kelsey Tract, North Carolina, United States Of America.