Canadian Tree-Ring Chronology from Salt Water Pond (424 to -48 BP)

A paleoclimatology dataset from the NOAA World Data Service containing tree-ring parameters for climate reconstruction in Canada. The data coverage spans from 424 to -48 calendar years before present. It was archived by NOAA NCEI and last updated in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy data with instrumental records for the overlapping period.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events in Canada over the 472-year period covered by the chronology.

Strengths

• Covers a 472-year period from 424 to -48 calendar years BP, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -48 BP (approximately 1998 CE), lacking recent decades.
• Data is from a single site (Salt Water Pond), limiting spatial representativeness for all of Canada.
• The last update was in 1998, indicating the dataset is not actively maintained.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

424 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1998-01-01

Geography

Canada (specific location: Salt Water Pond).