Tree Ring Chronology from Dutch Mills Ruin Site

326 calendar years of tree ring data, from 326 to 108 years before present, provide a record of past environmental conditions. This paleoclimatology study is archived and distributed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The data originates from a tree ring sampling site in Arkansas, United States.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past precipitation or temperature anomalies by analyzing annual tree ring width variations.
• Calibrate climate models using the dated proxy record from 326 to 108 years BP.
• Study regional ecological responses to historical climate events using the site-specific tree ring parameters.
• Compare this Arkansas chronology with other ITRDB records to analyze spatial climate patterns.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 218-year period (326 to 108 BP).
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.

Limitations

• Sample size and replication depth for each year are unknown from the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Arkansas, USA.
• Data recency is unclear as the last platform update date is invalid (1842).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

326 to 108 calendar years before present (BP).

Geography

Dutch Mills Ruin site, Arkansas, United States Of America.