Yellow Mountain Ridge Tree-Ring Width Chronology 750 to 37 BP

750 to 37 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring width data from a site in Montana, USA, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and the PAGES North America 2K initiative, contributed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. It was last updated in the archival record in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the time-series of tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models using the high-resolution proxy data from the 787-year chronology.
• Study the frequency and impact of climatic extremes, such as droughts, evidenced in the ring-width series.
• Compare this local Montana chronology with other regional tree-ring datasets from the PAGES 2K network for spatial climate analysis.

Strengths

• Provides a 787-year continuous chronology (750 to 37 BP) for climate proxy analysis.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last recorded update was in 1987, potentially missing modern methodological refinements.
• Spatial coverage is limited to a single site (Yellow Mountain Ridge, Montana), reducing broad regional representativeness.
• Sample size and replication depth for each year are unknown from the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) measuring ring width.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Yellow Mountain Ridge, Montana, United States of America.