Tree Ring Chronology From Magazine Mountain In Arkansas

Tree ring data from Magazine Mountain, Arkansas, covering 89 years from 80 to -9 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1959.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate the tree ring chronology against known historical events using the calendar years before present (BP) time index.
• Analyze growth patterns in the Magazine Mountain site to infer local environmental stressors.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 89-year time period from 80 to -9 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Very small temporal coverage of only 89 years limits long-term climate trend analysis.
• Data appears stale, with a last updated date of 1959, potentially reflecting outdated collection or processing methods.
• Single geographic site (Magazine Mountain, Arkansas) limits regional representativeness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

80 to -9 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Magazine Mountain, Arkansas, United States of America.