Mohonk Lake Tree Ring Chronology For Northeastern US Paleoclimate

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from Mohonk Lake, New York. The chronology covers 351 years, from 328 to -23 calendar years before present. Data were contributed by Cook and are maintained by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models using the 351-year chronology as a proxy record.
• Analyze growth patterns in the ITRDB NY005 series for extreme event detection.
• Compare this northeastern US site chronology with other regional tree ring datasets.

Strengths

• 351-year chronology provides multi-century climate context
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service

Limitations

• Dataset appears temporally stale, last updated in 1973
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement methods are not detailed in the provided description

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis, part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) as series NY005.

Time Range

328 to -23 calendar years before present (BP)

Freshness

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Geography

Mohonk Lake, New York, United States Of America