Tree ring width measurements from the Nabesna Mine site in Alaska, United States, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The chronology covers the period from 479 to -47 calendar years before present. This archived study was contributed by Jacoby and is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width as a proxy.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with known historical climate events.
- Analyze growth patterns in the tree ring series to identify periods of environmental stress.
- Establish a dated timeline for the site by cross-referencing the ring width series with other regional chronologies.
Strengths
- Covers a significant time span of over 500 years, from 479 to -47 BP.
- Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends in 1997, making the data potentially stale for recent climate studies.
- The geographic scope is limited to a single site (Nabesna Mine) in Alaska.
- Specific sample size, measurement details, and data formats are not provided in the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 479 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Nabesna Mine, Alaska, United States of America.