South Dakota Tree Ring Chronology from Frawley Dairy Farm

Tree ring parameters from the Frawley Dairy Farm site in South Dakota, United States, provide a 183-year chronology from 143 to -40 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This paleoclimatology study was last updated in 1990.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width or density parameters.
• Calibrate the chronology against other regional proxy records using the provided calendar years before present (BP) time series.
• Analyze long-term environmental changes in South Dakota by examining trends in the tree ring parameters over the 183-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a 183-year time period (143 to -40 BP) for climate reconstruction.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1990, making it temporally stale for modern analytical techniques.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement methodologies are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1990-01-01

Geography

Frawley Dairy Farm, South Dakota, United States Of America.