Ohio Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archives this tree ring chronology from the Buffalo Beats North Ridgetop Forest site in Ohio, USA. The dataset provides a time series for paleoclimate analysis, with coverage from 94 to -45 calendar years before present. It was published by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width parameter.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other proxy records for the specified time period.
• Analyze forest growth anomalies in Ohio by examining the time-series patterns in the ring data.
• Study the climate signal preserved in the QUAL (quality) measurement type from the ITRDB archive.

Strengths

• Data spans 140 calendar years of temporal coverage (from 94 to -45 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).
• Provides a specific geographic location for a forest site in Ohio, United States.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1995, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent maintenance.
• The exact number of tree core samples, rows of data, and measurement columns is unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single forest site in Ohio, which may not be representative of broader regional patterns.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis, archived as part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Time Range

94 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Buffalo Beats North Ridgetop Forest site, Ohio, United States Of America.