Itasca State Park Tree-Ring Chronology From 278 to -21 BP

A 299-year tree-ring chronology from Itasca State Park, Minnesota, covering the period from 278 to -21 calendar years before present. The dataset contains parameters for dendrochronological analysis and is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was published in 1971.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other proxy records for the same time period.
• Analyze growth patterns and extreme events (e.g., droughts) encoded in the ring-width time series.
• Study forest response to climate change over a 299-year period ending just before the common era.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 299-year time period (278 to -21 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a geographically localized record for Itasca State Park, Minnesota.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1971.
• The sample size, row count, and specific measurement parameters are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single park in Minnesota, USA.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

278 to -21 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Itasca State Park, Minnesota, United States Of America.