Jack's Fork Tree Ring Chronology for Missouri Paleoclimate

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from the Jack's Fork site in Missouri. The data provides a climate proxy record covering 205 calendar years, from 174 to -31 years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) published this study, last updated in 1981.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy record with instrumental data.
• Analyze growth patterns and climate sensitivity for the tree species sampled at the Jack's Fork site.
• Establish a dated chronology for cross-referencing with other paleoclimate archives in the region.

Strengths

• 205-year continuous time-series record for climate analysis.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1981.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and species details are not provided in the metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Missouri.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

174 to -31 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Jack's Fork site, Missouri, United States of America.