British Columbia Tree Ring Chronology from Mount Cain (750-49 BP)

Tree ring width measurements from Mount Cain in British Columbia, Canada, provide a 799-year chronology from 750 to 49 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This specific chronology was published in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the ring width chronology with other proxy records for the period 750-49 BP.
• Analyze growth patterns and extreme events captured in the ring sequences from British Columbia.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 799-year period (750 to 49 calendar years BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1999 and may lack modern reanalysis.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Mount Cain, British Columbia).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

750 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Mount Cain, British Columbia, Canada.