Tree Ring Chronology from Theodore Roosevelt National Park

320 to -41 calendar years before present of tree ring parameters from Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota. This paleoclimatology study is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the NCEI archive in 1991.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using tree ring width or density parameters.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with instrumental records for the region.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and variability over a 361-year period from the collected samples.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate events documented in the tree ring record.

Strengths

• Covers a 361-year period from 320 to -41 calendar years BP.
• Geographically specific data from Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in the archive in 1991.
• Unknown sample size and replication depth for the tree ring chronology.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single park in North Dakota.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1991-01-01

Geography

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, United States Of America.