Salmon River South Tree Ring Chronology for Climate Reconstruction

Tree ring data from a Douglas-fir (PSME) site in Idaho, United States, covering 396 years from 381 to -15 calendar years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study is available from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was archived on January 1, 1965.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the chronology with other regional proxies to extend climate records.
• Analyze growth patterns and climate sensitivity of Douglas-fir (PSME) in the Salmon River region.
• Study long-term climate events within the 396-year period covered by the series.

Strengths

• Chronology covers a 396-year period, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA NCEI, an authoritative environmental data center.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -15 BP, which may not extend to the most recent centuries.
• Data is from a single tree species at one site, limiting spatial representativeness.
• The last update date is 1965, indicating the dataset is a static historical archive.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collected via dendrochronological methods.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Static archive last updated in 1965.

Geography

Salmon River South, Idaho, United States of America.