West Virginia Tree Ring Chronology from 267 to 151 Years Before Present

Tree ring parameters from a single site in West Virginia, USA, provide a 116-year climate proxy record. The data covers the period from 267 to 151 calendar years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study is maintained by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate the chronology against other regional tree ring records to validate dating.
• Analyze the growth pattern for specific years within the 267-151 BP range to identify extreme climate events.

Strengths

• Data spans a defined 116-year period (267 to 151 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Single-site data from 'The Barracks' location limits regional representativeness.
• Unknown sample size (number of tree cores) and measurement resolution.
• Temporal coverage is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

267 to 151 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

West Virginia, United States Of America.