Mount Rainier Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Study

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from Mount Rainier, Washington. The data provides a proxy climate record spanning from 544 to -42 calendar years before present. This dataset was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the proxy tree-ring record with instrumental climate data.
• Analyze long-term climate trends in the Cascade Range using the 586-year time series.
• Study ecological responses to climate events by examining growth patterns in Tsuga mertensiana (TSME) trees.

Strengths

• Time series covers 586 calendar years (544 to -42 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Includes specific geographic location data for Mount Rainier, Washington.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1992.
• Sample size and replication statistics for the tree-ring series are unknown.
• The raw measurement data and metadata details are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Tsuga mertensiana (TSME).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1992-01-01

Geography

Mount Rainier, Washington, United States.