Charlottesville Tree Ring Chronology From 69 to -43 BP

Tree ring width measurements from the Mt. Jefferson (Observatory Hill) site near Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. The chronology covers 112 years, from 69 to -43 calendar years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study was published by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology in 1993.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct local temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other regional proxy records.
• Analyze growth trends and extreme events (e.g., droughts) encoded in the annual ring measurements.
• Study the response of Quercus prinus (QUPR) trees to climatic forcing over a 112-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 112-year time period (69 to -43 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Focuses on a single tree species (Quercus prinus) at a defined geographic location.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short for climate reconstruction studies.
• Data represents a single site, limiting spatial analysis.
• The dataset has not been updated since its publication in 1993.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Quercus prinus (QUPR) samples.

Time Range

69 to -43 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1993; static archive.

Geography

Mt. Jefferson (Observatory Hill), Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America.