Tree Ring Chronology From Arkansas Log House Spanning 330-84 BP

330 to 84 calendar years before present of tree ring data from a log house in Arkansas, United States. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Tree Ring.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the tree ring series against other regional paleoclimate proxies for the period 330-84 BP.
• Analyze growth patterns in the timber source to infer local environmental conditions in historical Arkansas.
• Use the dated chronology as a reference series for cross-dating other subfossil wood samples from the region.

Strengths

• Covers a 246-year period (330 to 84 BP) from a single location.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 246-year window in the past.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site in Arkansas, limiting regional generalizability.
• The last platform update date of 1866-01-01 indicates metadata may be stale.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of timber from the Chaney Log House.

Time Range

330 to 84 calendar years before present (BP).

Geography

Arkansas, United States Of America.