Arkansas Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

NOAA's paleoclimatology archive provides a tree-ring chronology from the Black Swamp site in Arkansas, USA. The data covers a period from 931 to -30 calendar years before present, compiled by researcher Stahle. This dataset is part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring time-series data with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term growth trends and climate sensitivity from the indexed tree-ring measurements.
• Study regional climate patterns in Arkansas over a nearly 1000-year period using the dated chronology.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal span of approximately 961 years (931 to -30 BP).
• Curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Part of the standardized International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last updated date recorded as 1980-01-01.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Black Swamp) in Arkansas, limiting regional generalization.
• Specific parameters, measurement methods, and sample depth (row count) are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology), part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Time Range

931 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Black Swamp site, Arkansas, United States Of America.