Hartwick Pines State Park Tree Ring Chronology

Tree ring data from Hartwick Pines State Park in Michigan, United States. The chronology covers a period from 180 to -37 calendar years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study is provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrating regional dendrochronological models by analyzing the provided chronology.
• Studying forest growth patterns and ecological responses over the recorded time period.

Strengths

• Data spans a specific time period of over 217 calendar years.
• Associated with the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data was last updated in 1987, making it temporally stale.
• Specific parameters, row counts, and measurement details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring study.

Time Range

From 180 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1987.

Geography

Hartwick Pines State Park, Michigan, United States Of America.