West Virginia Tree Ring Chronology from 231 to 81 Years Before Present

231 to 81 calendar years before present are covered by this tree ring chronology from Sisler Cabin, West Virginia. The dataset contains parameters for dendroclimatic reconstruction and is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. Data was contributed by de Graauw and is associated with the ITRDB site WV027.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width parameters.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology against known historical climate periods.
• Analyze growth patterns from the LITU (Tuliptree) species to infer local environmental stressors.
• Establish a dated timeline for the site WV027 to correlate with other regional paleoclimate records.

Strengths

• Chronology spans a specific 150-year period from 231 to 81 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Includes precise geographic location details for West Virginia, United States.

Limitations

• Sample size and replication depth for the tree ring series are unknown.
• The temporal coverage is limited to a specific 150-year window, not continuous to present day.
• The last platform update date (1869-01-01) suggests metadata may be stale or incorrectly recorded.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

231 to 81 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Sisler Cabin, West Virginia, United States Of America.