Mount Hood Tree Ring Chronology from 412 to -42 BP

Tree ring data from a Tsuga mertensiana (TSME) site on Mount Hood in Oregon, USA, provides a paleoclimate record. The chronology spans 454 years, from 412 to -42 calendar years before present (BP), archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was published in 1992.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width time-series.
• Calibrating climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other proxy records from the region.
• Analyzing growth patterns in Tsuga mertensiana (TSME) in response to documented volcanic or climatic events within the 454-year period.

Strengths

• Time series spans 454 calendar years (412 to -42 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, last updated in 1992 and may not reflect modern analytical standards.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single tree species at one site (Mount Hood, Oregon).
• Specific parameters and measurement details are only available in the metadata, not 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

412 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1992-01-01

Geography

Mount Hood, Oregon, United States Of America.