British Columbia Tree Ring Chronology from 281 to -48 BP

281 to -48 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring parameters from a site in British Columbia, Canada. The data is an archived paleoclimatology study of tree rings, made available by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The dataset was last updated in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width or density parameters.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating curves by cross-referencing the dated tree ring chronology with other proxy records.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and variability in British Columbia from the 281 to -48 BP time series.
• Validate climate model simulations of the past millennium using the high-resolution proxy data from this site.

Strengths

• Covers a 329-year period (281 to -48 BP), providing a multi-century climate record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1998.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement methods 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

281 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1998-01-01

Geography

British Columbia, Canada.