Tree-ring width measurements from the Flint Creek Range in Montana, USA, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The chronology covers a period from 750 to 37 calendar years before present. Data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width time-series.
- Calibrate climate models using the high-resolution proxy data from 750 to 37 BCE.
- Study regional climate events in Montana by examining patterns in the ring-width chronology.
- Compare this North American 2K network site data with other tree-ring chronologies for spatial climate analysis.
Strengths
- Time-series covers approximately 787 years, from 750 to 37 BCE.
- Data is part of the authoritative PAGES North America 2K network for climate reconstruction.
Limitations
- Dataset was last updated in 1987, indicating potential staleness in metadata or methods.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in the Flint Creek Range, Montana.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 750 to 37 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Flint Creek Range, Montana, United States of America.