Fall River Tree Ring Chronology from Kansas

244 years of tree ring data from 212 to -32 calendar years before present, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The dataset provides parameters for dendroclimatic reconstruction in Kansas, United States. Data was published by NOAA NCEI in 1982.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate models using tree ring width as a proxy for past precipitation and temperature in Kansas.
• Analyzing long-term drought frequency and severity from the tree ring chronology time series.
• Correlating the tree ring parameter data with other paleoclimate records for the central Great Plains region.

Strengths

• Covers a 244-year time period from 212 to -32 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1982.
• Sample size and specific measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Kansas.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

212 to -32 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1982-01-01

Geography

Kansas, United States Of America.