Tree Ring Chronology from Naramata Penticton British Columbia 180 to -15 BP

195 calendar years of tree ring data from a Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSME) site in British Columbia, Canada, covering the period from 180 to -15 years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The study was published in 1965.

Use Cases

• Calibrating tree ring width measurements against known climate records for the 195-year period.
• Analyzing growth patterns in Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSME) to infer local environmental conditions.
• Cross-dating this chronology (ITRDB CANA016) with other regional tree ring series to build a longer climate record.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 195-year period from 180 to -15 BP.
• Part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB), a standardized global archive.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends 15 years before present (1965), lacking modern climate correlation data.
• Single species (PSME) and site (Naramata Penticton) limits regional generalization.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring core samples analyzed via dendrochronology.

Time Range

180 to -15 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

null

Geography

Naramata Penticton, British Columbia, Canada.