Tree Ring Chronology from Wolverine Plateau, Yukon Territory (260 to -25 BP)

Tree ring width chronology from the Wolverine Plateau in Yukon Territory, Canada, covering a 285-year period from 260 to -25 calendar years before present. The dataset is part of the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and is associated with the study type 'Tree Ring'. Data were archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1975.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width parameter as a proxy.
• Calibrate the chronology against other regional tree ring records to validate climate signals.
• Analyze growth trends and extreme events (e.g., volcanic eruptions) within the 285-year time series.
• Study ecological responses to climate change in a subarctic plateau environment using the dated tree ring sequence.

Strengths

• Time series spans 285 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -25 BP (approximately 1975 CE), lacking recent decades.
• Sample size, replication, and species information for the underlying tree ring collection are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Wolverine Plateau, Yukon).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology), specific parameters not detailed.

Time Range

260 to -25 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Wolverine Plateau, Yukon Territory, Canada.