West Virginia Tree Ring Chronology from 262 to 99 Years Before Present

Tree ring width measurements from the Mill Point Barn site in West Virginia, United States, provide a climate proxy record spanning 163 years. The data, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, covers the period from 262 to 99 calendar years before present. This record is part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing annual tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate climate models using the 163-year proxy record from West Virginia.
• Perform cross-dating analysis by comparing this chronology (WV025) with other regional tree-ring datasets.
• Study forest growth responses to historical climate events within the specified time period.

Strengths

• Provides a continuous 163-year chronology (262 to 99 BP) for climate analysis.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage of 163 years is relatively short for some long-term climate trend studies.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Mill Point Barn) in West Virginia.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).

Time Range

262 to 99 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Mill Point Barn, West Virginia, United States of America.