NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from the Sleeping Deer Road site in Idaho, USA. It provides a chronology covering 692 years, from 645 to -47 calendar years before present. The data was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1997.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate and validate climate models using the multi-century chronology.
- Analyze growth patterns and anomalies in the tree ring series to identify extreme historical events.
- Compare this Idaho chronology with other regional tree ring datasets for spatial climate analysis.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 692 years, providing a long-term climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1997.
- The geographic scope is limited to a single site in Idaho.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 645 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Sleeping Deer Road site, Idaho, United States of America.