North Dakota Tree Ring Chronology from Cross Ranch Sanger Unit

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Cross Ranch Sanger Unit in North Dakota, USA. The data covers a period from 162 to -40 calendar years before present. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate parameters like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models using the dated annual resolution of the tree ring chronology.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends in North Dakota using the 200+ year time series.
• Compare this local chronology with other regional tree ring datasets for spatial climate analysis.

Strengths

• Data spans over 200 years, from 162 to -40 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends 40 years after present (BP), indicating data may not be recent.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data structure are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

162 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Cross Ranch Sanger Unit, North Dakota, United States Of America.