NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset from the Arbuckle Mountains in Oklahoma. The data covers the period from 245 to -24 calendar years before present. It was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1974.
Use Cases
- Reconstructing past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrating radiocarbon dates by cross-referencing the tree ring chronology with other paleoclimate proxies.
- Analyzing long-term ecological trends and forest growth patterns in the Arbuckle Mountains region.
Strengths
- Data spans 269 years of chronological coverage from 245 to -24 BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is relatively short for paleoclimate studies at 269 years.
- Data is geographically limited to a single site in the Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma.
- Dataset metadata indicates a last update in 1974, suggesting potential staleness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 245 to -24 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma, United States of America.