Boulder Creek Washington Tree Ring Chronology 626 to -30 BP

A tree-ring chronology from Douglas-fir (PSME) at Boulder Creek in Washington State, United States, covering 656 years from 626 to -30 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This paleoclimatology study was last updated in 1980.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width series as a proxy.
• Calibrate the tree-ring chronology against other paleoclimate records for the Pacific Northwest region.
• Analyze growth patterns in the PSME (Douglas-fir) species over a 656-year period for ecological studies.
• Validate climate model simulations for the last millennium using the dated tree-ring time series.

Strengths

• Time series covers 656 calendar years (626 to -30 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data recency is low, with a last update date of 1980.
• Specific sample depth, measurement statistics, and raw measurement data are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Douglas-fir (PSME).

Time Range

626 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Boulder Creek, Washington, United States Of America.