NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from the Marais River area in Manitoba, Canada. The dataset provides parameters for dendrochronological analysis covering the period from 100 to 48 calendar years before present. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1998.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using tree-ring width parameters from the chronology.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring time-series data with other proxy records for the 100-48 BP period.
- Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors from the tree-ring parameters for the specific Manitoba location.
Strengths
- Data spans a specific 148-year period (100 to 48 BP) for temporal analysis.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a short, ancient period (148 years around 2000 years ago).
- Data is temporally stale, with no updates recorded since its 1998 publication.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 100 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Marais River, Manitoba, Canada.