Sicamous Creek Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Analysis

285 to -44 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring parameters from British Columbia, Canada. This paleoclimatology dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service. The data was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating models by aligning the tree ring chronology with known calendar years.
• Analyze long-term ecological responses to climate change by examining growth trends in the ring record.
• Validate climate model simulations for the Holocene period using the proxy data from this site.

Strengths

• Covers a 329-year time period from 285 to -44 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1994.
• Specific sample size, geographic precision, and measurement parameters 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

285 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

British Columbia, Canada.