Holden Arboretum Tree Ring Chronology from 338 to 33 BCE

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Holden Arboretum's Stebbin's Gulch site in Ohio. The dataset provides annual-resolution climate proxy data covering a 371-year period from 338 to 33 BCE. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) published this record, with a last documented update in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate regional climate models using a precisely dated proxy record for the period 338-33 BCE.
• Analyze climate periodicity and extreme events via the high-resolution annual time-series.
• Compare this Ohio chronology with other ITRDB records to study spatial climate patterns.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 371-year period (338 to 33 BCE) for long-term trend analysis.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) curated by NOAA/NCEI.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends over 2000 years ago, limiting analysis of recent climate.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Stebbin's Gulch, Ohio), reducing spatial representativeness.
• Data freshness is low, with last update recorded in 1983, potentially missing methodological improvements.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from samples collected at the Holden Arboretum.

Time Range

338 to 33 BCE (calendar years before present).

Freshness

Last updated in 1983.

Geography

Stebbin's Gulch, Holden Arboretum, Ohio, United States.