Tree Ring Chronology from Thelon Game Sanctuary, Canada

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree-ring chronology from the Thelon Game Sanctuary in Canada's Northwest Territories. The data covers a period from 376 to -19 calendar years before present. It was compiled by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends in the Thelon Game Sanctuary from the tree-ring record.

Strengths

• Data spans 395 calendar years (376 to -19 BP), providing a multi-century record.
• Archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The exact sample size, number of cores, and measurement parameters are not specified in the provided metadata.
• Data coverage ends at -19 BP (19 CE), making it temporally stale for modern climate studies.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

376 to -19 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Thelon Game Sanctuary, Northwest Territories, Canada.