Clifty Canyon Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

Tree ring width chronology data from the Clifty Canyon site in Arkansas, USA. The dataset covers a time period from 207 to -30 calendar years before present, indicating it includes years both before and after the 1950 baseline. It is an archived paleoclimatology study from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical precipitation or temperature anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy record with other paleoclimate archives for the specified time period.
• Analyze growth patterns and climate sensitivity of tree species at the Clifty Canyon, Arkansas geographic location.

Strengths

• Time period coverage spans 237 years, from 207 to -30 calendar years BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1980, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data formats are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Clifty Canyon, Arkansas, United States Of America.