Cook's Canyon Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

606-year tree ring chronology from 558 to -48 calendar years before present, providing a proxy climate record. The dataset contains parameters of tree ring growth for a Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSME) site in Wyoming, USA, archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. Data was last updated in the repository in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series parameter.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the 606-year chronology from the PSME species with instrumental records.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events in Wyoming from the dated ring measurements.
• Perform cross-dating with other ITRDB chronologies using the site's geographic location and species code (PSME).

Strengths

• Covers a 606-year time period from 558 to -48 BP.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in the repository in 1998.
• Specific sample depth, measurement statistics, and column details are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis, likely measuring ring widths from Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) samples.

Time Range

558 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1998-01-01

Geography

Cook's Canyon, Wyoming, United States Of America.