Tree ring data from the Westminster Swamp site in Massachusetts, covering the period from 147 to -64 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in 2014.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate parameters like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width series.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology to instrumental records.
- Analyze long-term ecological changes in Massachusetts wetlands using the dated tree ring sequences.
Strengths
- Covers a time range of 211 years (from 147 to -64 BP).
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data recency is limited, with a last update in 2014.
- 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
- 147 to -64 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Westminster Swamp, Massachusetts, United States of America.