Tree Ring Chronology from Georgia Mesic Site (39 to -45 BP)

39 to -45 calendar years before present of tree ring parameters from a mesic site in Georgia, USA. The data is an archived paleoclimatology study from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in the archive on January 1, 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy data from this site with other regional paleoclimate records.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the tree ring series to identify extreme climatic events during the covered period.
• Study the response of tree species at this mesic site to climate forcing over a span of approximately 84 years.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 84-year period from 39 to -45 calendar years before present.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a tree ring chronology from a defined ecological site (J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center Mesic Site).

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a short, specific 84-year window in the past.
• Data is geographically restricted to a single site in Georgia, USA, limiting regional generalization.
• The dataset is temporally stale, with its last recorded update in 1995.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

39 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Georgia, United States Of America (J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center Mesic Site).