Tree ring width measurements from the Griggs - Mabee Farm site in New York provide a 244-year chronology of past climate conditions. The dataset, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, covers the period from 401 to 157 calendar years before present. It represents a single study within the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by calibrating tree ring width series against modern instrumental records.
- Analyze the frequency and severity of drought events in pre-colonial New York from annual growth patterns.
- Validate or extend regional climate models for the northeastern United States using the 244-year proxy record.
- Compare this site's growth chronology with other ITRDB NY series to identify broader regional climate signals.
Strengths
- Covers a specific 244-year period (401 to 157 BC), providing a focused pre-modern climate snapshot.
- Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and NOAA/NCEI paleoclimate archives.
Limitations
- Single-site data (Mabee Farm) limits spatial representativeness for broader regional analysis.
- The time coverage ends at 157 BC, leaving a large gap to the modern instrumental record.
- Unknown sample depth (number of cores/trees) limits assessment of chronology robustness and signal strength.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring core samples analyzed to produce a standardized width chronology.
- Time Range
- 401 to 157 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Mabee Farm site, New York, United States of America.