Christmas Creek Tree Ring Chronology From Yukon Territory

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset from Christmas Creek in Yukon Territory, Canada. The data provides paleoclimate proxy records covering a period from 245 to -36 calendar years before present (BP). This study was contributed by Kaiser and is managed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Calibrate climate models using tree-ring width as a proxy for historical temperature or precipitation in the Yukon.
• Analyze long-term climate trends by correlating the tree-ring chronology with other paleoclimate records for the region.
• Study ecological responses to past climate events by examining growth patterns encoded in the ring data.

Strengths

• Time series coverage spans 281 years (245 to -36 BP).
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1986.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and replication details are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

245 to -36 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Christmas Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada.