298 to -33 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data from British Columbia, Canada, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The dataset supports dendrochronological studies and climate reconstruction. The data was published by NOAA NCEI and last updated in 1983.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width series.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with instrumental records.
- Analyze growth response to environmental stressors using the dated annual ring sequences.
- Study ecological history and forest dynamics in British Columbia from the dated samples.
Strengths
- Covers a 331-year period (298 to -33 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update in 1983.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Bell Mountain, British Columbia).
- Sample size and replication statistics are unknown from the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring sampling and dendrochronological analysis.
- Time Range
- 298 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Bell Mountain, British Columbia, Canada.