Tree ring width measurements from Mohonk Lake, New York, provide a climate proxy record spanning 283 years from 260 to -23 calendar years before present. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information archived this paleoclimatology study. Data was last updated in the repository in 1973.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree ring width time-series.
- Calibrate the chronology against other regional proxies using the documented calendar years before present (BP).
- Study the growth response of trees in New York State to climatic events during the covered 283-year period.
Strengths
- Time-series covers a continuous 283-year period from 260 to -23 BP.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's last update was in 1973, indicating potential staleness relative to modern methods.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site at Mohonk Lake, New York.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 260 to -23 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Mohonk Lake, New York, United States of America.