West Virginia Tree Ring Chronology from Kee Cabin

West Virginia tree ring width measurements from a Liriodendron tulipifera (yellow-poplar) site, spanning 88 years from 173 to 85 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in the NOAA system in 1865.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical climate variables like temperature or precipitation from annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models using the dated tree-ring series.
• Analyze growth patterns and anomalies in Liriodendron tulipifera over an 88-year period in pre-industrial West Virginia.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 88-year period (173 to 85 BP) for chronological analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a geographically specific record from West Virginia, United States.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to 88 years, which is short for some climate reconstruction studies.
• Data is from a single tree species and location, limiting geographical representativeness.
• The last recorded update date is 1865, indicating potential metadata staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

173 to 85 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Kee Cabin, West Virginia, United States Of America.