Silver River Tree Ring Chronology for Michigan Paleoclimate

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Silver River site in Michigan. The data provides a 348-year record of tree growth from 315 to -33 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information compiled and published this study in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring time-series against known historical climate events.
• Analyze ecological responses to environmental stressors by examining growth patterns in the ring data.
• Establish a dated chronology for archaeological or geological studies in the Michigan region using the year-by-year record.

Strengths

• Time-series covers a 348-year period from 315 to -33 calendar years BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1983, making it temporally stale for modern analytical techniques.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and replication statistics are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collected via dendrochronological methods.

Time Range

315 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Silver River site, Michigan, United States of America.