Tree Ring Chronology from Scotts Gap for Tennessee Paleoclimate

A 298-year tree ring chronology from Scotts Gap, Tennessee, covering the period from 266 to -31 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service. The data was published in 1981.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width as a proxy.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other paleoclimate records.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest growth responses to historical environmental changes.

Strengths

• Covers a 298-year time period from 266 to -31 calendar years BP.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1981.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Tennessee.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1981-01-01

Geography

Scotts Gap, Tennessee, United States of America.