Missouri Tree-Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

A tree-ring chronology from Missouri, United States, covering 288 calendar years from 257 to -31 years before present. This paleoclimatology dataset was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under the World Data Service. The data was last updated in 1981.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies for Missouri using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy record with instrumental data for the region.
• Analyze the frequency of drought events in the pre-instrumental era from the tree-ring growth patterns.
• Study the response of tree growth to specific volcanic or climatic events recorded within the 288-year chronology.

Strengths

• 288-year continuous chronology providing a multi-century climate proxy.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1981, making it temporally stale for modern analytical techniques.
• Specific parameters, measurement methods, and sample depth are not detailed in the provided description.
• 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

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

Freshness

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Geography

Missouri, United States Of America.