578 to -34 calendar years before present of tree ring data from Virginia, United States. The dataset is a paleoclimatology study from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, archived under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in 1984.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation from the tree ring width time-series.
- Calibrate and validate climate models using the multi-century chronology.
- Analyze long-term ecological responses to climate change using the dated tree ring record.
Strengths
- Covers a time period of 612 years, from 578 to -34 BP.
- Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- Data recency is low, with a last update date of 1984.
- Specific sample size, geographic precision, and measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 578 to -34 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1984-01-01
- Geography
- Virginia, United States Of America.