South Dakota Tree Ring Chronology from 58 to -40 BP

NOAA NCEI archives this tree ring dataset from South Dakota, United States. It provides paleoclimatic data covering a 98-year period from 58 to -40 calendar years before present. The data was published by the NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width or density parameters.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology against other proxy records for the specified time period.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the tree ring series to identify extreme climatic events such as droughts in historical South Dakota.

Strengths

• Data spans a defined 98-year period from 58 to -40 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Focuses on a specific geographic location in South Dakota, United States.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site in South Dakota.
• The dataset metadata indicates a last update in 1990, suggesting potential staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1990-01-01

Geography

South Dakota, United States Of America.