Tree ring data from 324 to -34 calendar years before present provides a proxy record of past climate conditions. The dataset contains parameters of tree rings from a talus slope site in New York, USA. It is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models by comparing tree-ring width chronologies against instrumental records.
- Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring proxy series.
- Analyzing growth trends and extreme events captured in the ring-width time series.
- Studying ecological responses to climate shifts over a 358-year period in a specific forest ecosystem.
Strengths
- Covers a 358-year period from 324 to -34 BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is from a single site (Mohonk Lake, NY), limiting geographic generalizability.
- The last documented update was in 1984, indicating potential staleness in metadata or methods.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 324 to -34 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Mohonk Lake, New York, United States Of America.