A tree ring chronology from Boundary Bog in Saskatchewan, Canada, provides paleoclimate data spanning 326 years. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1997. It contains parameters related to tree ring growth for climate reconstruction.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the proxy data from tree ring parameters with instrumental records.
- Analyze climate variability and extreme events in the Saskatchewan region during the 279 to -47 BP period.
Strengths
- Covers a 326-year time period from 279 to -47 calendar years BP.
- Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1997.
- Specific sample size, column details, and measurement parameters are not provided in the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 279 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Boundary Bog, Saskatchewan, Canada.