Hart's Pass Tree Ring Chronology from Washington State

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from Hart's Pass, Washington, USA. The data covers a period from 365 to -41 calendar years before present. This record was contributed by Peterson and last updated in 1991.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends by examining growth patterns in the ring data.
• Establish a regional dendrochronological master chronology using the ITRDB WA079 site record.

Strengths

• Covers a 406-year time span (365 to -41 BP)
• Part of the authoritative NOAA NCEI and ITRDB archives

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1991
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and quality metrics are not provided in the input

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology)

Time Range

365 to -41 calendar years before present (BP)

Freshness

1991-01-01

Geography

Hart's Pass, Washington, United States Of America