Linville Gorge Tree Ring Chronology from 333 to 27 BC

A 360-year tree-ring chronology from the Linville Gorge area of North Carolina, United States, covering the period from 333 to 27 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This paleoclimatology study was last updated in 1977.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies for the southeastern US using annual tree-ring width as a proxy.
• Calibrating regional climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology against known historical climate events within its 360-year span.
• Analyzing long-term forest growth patterns and responses to climate stress in the Appalachian region from the ring-width time series.
• Establishing a dated chronology for archaeological or geological studies in North Carolina using the tree-ring sequence.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 360-year period from 333 to 27 BC, providing a focused historical snapshot.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, ensuring standardized metadata.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1977, indicating it may not reflect modern analytical techniques or corrections.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Linville Gorge, NC), reducing regional representativeness.
• Without column details, the specific measured parameters (e.g., raw width, standardized indices) are unknown, complicating direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

333 to -27 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Linville Gorge, North Carolina, United States Of America.