NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology provides a tree ring chronology from Arkansas, USA. The dataset covers the period from 80 to -9 calendar years before present. It is archived by the 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.
- Study the response of Arkansas pine or oak species to climate forcing over 89 years.
Strengths
- Data spans 89 years (80 to -9 BP), providing a multi-decadal climate record.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The temporal coverage ends at -9 BP (1960 AD), making the data over 60 years old and potentially stale for recent analysis.
- Specific sample size, replication, and measurement parameters are unknown from the metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 80 to -9 calendar years before present.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Arkansas, United States Of America.