Tree-ring width measurements from the Steens Mountain region of Oregon, USA, provide a paleoclimate record. The data spans 787 years, from 750 to -37 calendar years before present (BP), as archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was published in 1987.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the time-series of tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate the tree-ring width chronology against known climate events within the 787-year temporal coverage.
- Compare the Steens Mountain tree-ring series with other regional proxy records to identify broad climate patterns.
- Use the geographic location metadata to study site-specific climate sensitivity in the Oregon region.
Strengths
- Data covers a long temporal period of 787 calendar years.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's last update was in 1987, making it temporally stale relative to modern collection methods.
- Specific sample size (row count), measurement resolution, and potential replication statistics are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Oregon, USA.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring (dendrochronological) sampling and width measurement.
- Time Range
- 750 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Steens Mountain, Oregon, United States Of America.