NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree-ring chronology from Magazine Mountain, Arkansas. The data covers a period from 80 to -9 calendar years before present. This study was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with instrumental records.
- Analyze growth anomalies in the tree-ring series to identify extreme climate events.
- Establish a dated tree-ring sequence for cross-referencing with other regional chronologies.
Strengths
- Data is archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Covers a specific 89-year period in calendar years before present.
Limitations
- Very small temporal coverage of less than 100 years limits long-term trend analysis.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single mountain site in Arkansas.
- Data freshness is low, with a last updated date recorded as 1959.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) / World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 80 to -9 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Magazine Mountain, Arkansas, United States.