Tree ring width measurements from the Peyto Lake area in Alberta, Canada, form this paleoclimatic dataset. The chronology covers 349 years, from 316 to -33 calendar years before present. It was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree ring width chronology.
- Calibrate climate models using the high-resolution, annually resolved proxy data spanning centuries.
- Study ecological responses to historical climate events by examining growth patterns in the ring series.
- Compare this regional chronology with other tree ring datasets to analyze spatial climate patterns.
Strengths
- Time series covers a specific 349-year period (316 to -33 BP).
- Data is sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1983.
- Specific sample size (number of tree cores), measurement methods, and potential biases are unknown from the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
- 316 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Peyto Lake, Alberta, Canada.