Dodger Point Low Tree-Ring Chronology from Washington State

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from the Dodger Point Low site in Washington, USA. The dataset covers a 140-year period from 100 to -40 calendar years before present. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1990.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records for the region.
• Analyze growth patterns in Abies lasiocarpa (ABLA) trees from the specific geographic location to study ecological responses.
• Establish a dated chronology for cross-referencing with other paleoclimate proxies from the same time period.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 140-year period (100 to -40 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
• Includes precise geographic location information for Washington, USA.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, last updated in 1990.
• Specific sample size (number of tree cores) and measurement parameters are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

100 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1990-01-01

Geography

Washington, United States Of America.