Tree Ring Chronology for Dry Creek Arkansas from 309 to -38 BP

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree ring chronology from the Dry Creek site in Arkansas, USA. The data covers the period from 309 to -38 calendar years before present. This dataset was compiled by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1988.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dates or other dating methods by aligning the tree ring series with known timelines.
• Analyze long-term ecological responses to climate events by examining growth patterns in the ring data.

Strengths

• Time series spans 347 years, from 309 to -38 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1988.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Arkansas.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

309 to -38 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Dry Creek, Arkansas, United States of America.