Cedar Butte Tree Ring Chronology for South Dakota Paleoclimate

Tree ring width measurements from Cedar Butte, South Dakota, United States, form a chronology for paleoclimate reconstruction. The dataset covers 300 years, from 259 to -41 calendar years before present (BP). It is an archived study from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, last updated in 1991.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree_ring_width time series.
• Calibrate climate models using the 300-year chronology as a proxy record for the period 259 to -41 BP.
• Study local environmental stress events by identifying narrow rings or anomalies in the growth series.
• Compare this South Dakota chronology with other ITRDB (International Tree-Ring Data Bank) series for regional climate analysis.

Strengths

• Covers a 300-year time period (259 to -41 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
• Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and ITRDB network.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last updated date of 1991, potentially lacking modern reanalysis.
• Sample size and replication depth (number of cores/trees) are unknown, which affects statistical confidence.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collected via dendrochronological core sampling.

Time Range

259 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Cedar Butte, South Dakota, United States of America.