Australian Tree Ring Chronology from Clear Hill Site

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Clear Hill site in Australia. The data covers a 420-year period from 396 to -24 calendar years before present. This dataset is part of the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology's growth patterns against known climatic events.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends in Australia by examining the time-series of tree growth indices.

Strengths

• Data spans a 420-year period, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -24 BP, making the most recent data over two millennia old.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Clear Hill) in Australia.
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and data quality metrics are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

396 to -24 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Australia (Clear Hill site).