347 years of tree-ring data from Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, covering the period from 317 to -30 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1980.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using tree-ring width measurements.
- Analyze long-term ecological growth patterns and disturbances in Illinois forests from the tree-ring chronology.
- Calibrate and validate climate models for the region using the 347-year proxy record.
- Study the frequency of extreme climatic events, such as droughts, recorded in the tree-ring series.
Strengths
- 347-year temporal coverage provides a multi-century proxy climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data recency is limited, with a last documented update in 1980, potentially missing modern analytical methods.
- Geographic scope is restricted to a single site (Starved Rock State Park), limiting regional representativeness.
- Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement details are not provided in the available metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 317 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, United States of America.