Tree Ring Chronology from British Columbia for Paleoclimate Analysis

NOAA NCEI archives a tree-ring chronology from British Columbia, Canada, covering 251 to -46 calendar years before present. The data, created by Smith, is part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology collection. This study was last updated in 1996.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the annual tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other proxy records from the same time period.
• Analyze long-term environmental trends in British Columbia by examining growth patterns in the TSME (mountain hemlock) species record.

Strengths

• Covers a significant time span of 297 years (251 to -46 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a geographically specific record for British Columbia, Canada.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1996.
• The exact sample size (number of tree cores) and measurement parameters are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

251 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1996-01-01

Geography

British Columbia, Canada.