Pinnacle Point Tree Ring Chronology for Virginia Paleoclimate

338 to -31 calendar years BP of tree ring data from the Pinnacle Point/Hawksbill Gap site in Virginia, USA. This paleoclimatology study is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service. The data collection was last updated in 1981.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies from the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the tree ring chronology against other paleoclimate proxy records for the region.
• Analyze growth patterns in the tree ring series to identify extreme climate events like droughts.
• Validate climate model simulations of past centuries using the dated proxy record.

Strengths

• Time series covers approximately 369 years of paleoclimate data.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1981, indicating potential staleness in metadata or methods.
• Specific sample depth, measurement statistics, and site details are not provided in the basic description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

338 to -31 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Pinnacle Point/Hawksbill Gap, Virginia, United States of America.