Arkansas Tree Ring Chronology from 817 to 35 BC

Tree ring data from Bayou Deview, Arkansas, covers 852 years from 817 to 35 BC. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in the NOAA system in 1985.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for the southeastern US region using the 852-year proxy record.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest growth responses to environmental changes in Arkansas.
• Establish a dated tree-ring chronology for cross-referencing with other regional paleoclimate archives.

Strengths

• Covers an 852-year time series from 817 to 35 BC.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data collection ended in 1985, representing a 40-year-old archive.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement methods are not detailed in the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Arkansas.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

817 to 35 BC (calendar years before present).

Freshness

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Geography

Bayou Deview, Arkansas, United States of America.