Yellow River State Forest Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Study

Tree ring width data from Iowa's Yellow River State Forest spans 329 years, from 299 to -30 calendar years before present. This chronology was archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The dataset was last updated in the NOAA system in 1980.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width time series.
• Calibrate the tree-ring chronology against other proxy records for the 299 to -30 BP period.
• Analyze growth patterns in the Yellow River State Forest tree-ring series for ecological studies.
• Validate climate model simulations for the Midwestern US using this high-resolution proxy data.

Strengths

• 329-year temporal coverage provides a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1980, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
• Specific sample size, measurement methods, and raw data formats are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring measurements (dendrochronology).

Time Range

299 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Yellow River State Forest, Iowa, United States Of America.