Oklahoma Tree Ring Chronology from 213 to -32 BP

245-year tree ring chronology from Bluestem Lake, Oklahoma, covering the period from 213 to -32 calendar years before present. The dataset contains parameters of tree ring growth for paleoclimatic reconstruction. It was archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, with a last update recorded in 1982.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width or density parameters.
• Analyze the correlation between the tree ring growth parameters and known historical climate events within the dataset's time range.
• Calibrate climate models by using the tree ring data as a proxy for validating historical climate simulations.
• Study the frequency and intensity of past droughts or wet periods in Oklahoma through anomalies in the tree ring growth series.