Tree ring data from New York, USA, provides a climate proxy record spanning 316 years from 441 to 125 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The record was last updated in the NOAA system in 1825.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree ring width chronology.
- Calibrate climate models for the northeastern US using the high-resolution, annually resolved proxy data.
- Study the frequency of extreme climatic events in the Northern Hudson Valley during the covered 316-year period.
- Cross-date and validate other tree ring chronologies from the region using this established series.
Strengths
- 316-year continuous chronology from 441 to 125 BP provides a multi-century climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The temporal coverage is limited to a specific 316-year window in the past.
- The geographic scope is restricted to a single location in New York, USA.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 441 to 125 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- New York, United States Of America.