Maine Tree Ring Chronology For Paleoclimate Reconstruction

130 calendar years of tree ring data from West Enfield, Maine, United States, covering the period from 86 to -44 years before present. This paleoclimatology dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical temperature or precipitation anomalies for Maine using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrating regional climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy record with instrumental data.
• Analyzing the frequency of extreme climate events in the past 130 years based on tree ring anomalies.
• Studying forest growth responses to climate signals captured in the ring width parameter.

Strengths

• Covers a 130-year time period (86 to -44 BP) for climate analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1994, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and replication details are unknown from the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

86 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

West Enfield, Maine, United States Of America.