Greasy Creek Tree Ring Chronology from Missouri

281 to -32 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring parameters from a site in Missouri, United States. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service. The associated study type is Tree Ring and the data was last updated in 1982.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width parameters.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for the Missouri region with the multi-century time-series.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the tree ring chronology to identify historical environmental stress events.

Strengths

• Covers a time range of 313 years (from 281 to -32 BP).
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1982.
• Sample size and specific parameters like ring width measurements are not detailed in the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Missouri.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

281 to -32 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Missouri, United States Of America.