Connecticut Tree Ring Chronology from 300 to 35 BCE

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from the North Forty Tract in Connecticut. The dataset covers the period from 300 to 35 calendar years before present. It was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1985.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions using tree-ring width parameters.
• Calibrate regional climate models with proxy data from the Connecticut location.
• Analyze long-term environmental changes from the 335-year time series.

Strengths

• Time series spans 335 years from 300 to 35 BCE.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1985.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single tract in Connecticut.
• Specific tree-ring parameters and sample sizes are not detailed.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

300 to 35 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1985-01-01

Geography

North Forty Tract, Connecticut, United States.