BOREAS Tree Ring Chronology From Saskatchewan For Paleoclimate Analysis

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from the BOREAS SSA, G4I3M, Site 3 study area in Saskatchewan, Canada. The data provides parameters for dendrochronological analysis, covering a time period from 68 to -44 calendar years before present. This dataset was produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width parameter as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology data against known historical climate events.
• Analyze forest growth trends and responses to environmental stressors within the specified geographic location of Saskatchewan.
• Establish a dated chronology for the study site using the calendar years before present (BP) time coverage.

Strengths

• Time coverage spans 112 years (from 68 to -44 BP), providing a multi-century paleoclimate record.
• Data is archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1994, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis without newer corroborating data.
• Specific sample size (row count), measurement parameters, and file formats 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 (dendrochronology) from the BOREAS study site.

Time Range

68 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

BOREAS SSA, G4I3M, Site 3 in Saskatchewan, Canada.