NOAA paleoclimate archives contain a tree-ring chronology for the Mid Hudson Valley region in New York, USA. The data covers a 357-year period from 501 to 145 years before present. This record was compiled by Cook and archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width series.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the ring-width chronology against known historical climate periods.
- Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity of oak species in the northeastern United States.
- Establish a dated master chronology for cross-referencing with other paleoclimate proxies in the region.
Strengths
- 357-year continuous chronology provides a multi-century climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The temporal coverage ends at 145 BP, limiting analysis of the most recent centuries.
- Sample size and replication details for the underlying tree cores are unknown.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single region in New York.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring data (dendrochronology) collected from oak trees.
- Time Range
- 501 to 145 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Mid Hudson Valley region, New York, United States Of America.