Hiroshima Bay Tree Ring Chronology from 69 to -37 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from Miyajima, Hiroshima Bay, Japan. The data coverage spans from 69 to -37 calendar years before present. This study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models for Eastern Asia by comparing the chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the tree ring series to identify volcanic eruptions or other environmental disturbances in the region.

Strengths

• Data spans 106 calendar years, providing a multi-decadal climate record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1987, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data granularity 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 data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

69 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Miyajima, Hiroshima Bay, Japan, Eastern Asia.