Tree Ring Chronology from Haines Junction, Yukon Territory

135 years of tree ring data from the Yukon Territory, Canada, provide parameters for paleoclimate studies. The data coverage spans from 110 to -25 calendar years before present. This archived study is maintained by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width chronology as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring parameter time series with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term ecological growth patterns in boreal forests from the annual resolution ring data.
• Study the response of subarctic tree species to climate forcing over a 135-year period.

Strengths

• Data covers a 135-year time period (from 110 to -25 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides annual-resolution proxy data for climate reconstruction.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short for some paleoclimate studies at 135 years.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Haines Junction, Yukon.
• Data was last updated in 1975, potentially lacking modern reanalysis or calibration.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

110 to -25 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1975-01-01

Geography

Haines Junction, Yukon Territory, Canada.