Athabasca Tree Ring Width Chronology From 750 to -37 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring width chronology from Alberta, Canada. The data provides annual-resolution climate proxy records covering a period from 750 to -37 calendar years before present. This dataset was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1987.

Use Cases

• Calibrate climate models by comparing reconstructed temperature or precipitation from tree-ring width series against model outputs.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events in the Athabasca region using the annual-resolution chronology.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate shifts by examining growth anomalies in the ring width parameter.
• Reconstruct regional hydroclimate variability by interpreting the tree-ring width data as a proxy for moisture availability.

Strengths

• Provides over 700 years of annual-resolution proxy data from 750 to -37 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last documented update in 1987.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Alberta, Canada.
• Specific sample size, replication statistics, and measurement uncertainties are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) measuring ring width parameters.

Time Range

750 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1987-01-01

Geography

Athabasca region, Alberta, Canada.