Tree Ring Chronology From Vermillion Pass In British Columbia

Tree ring width measurements provide a proxy climate record from 264 to -33 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and originates from a study published in 1983. It captures environmental parameters from a site in British Columbia, Canada.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing annual tree-ring width variations.
• Calibrate and validate climate models using the high-resolution, dated proxy record from 264 to -33 BP.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate events using the site-specific growth chronology.
• Perform cross-dating analysis with other regional tree-ring chronologies to build a broader climate network.

Strengths

• Covers a 297-year time period (264 to -33 BP), providing a multi-century climate proxy.
• Archived and standardized by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -33 BP (approximately 1983 CE), lacking recent decades.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Vermillion Pass, British Columbia).
• Sample size and replication statistics for the underlying tree cores are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from collected core samples.

Time Range

264 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Vermillion Pass, British Columbia, Canada.