Four Holes Swamp Tree Ring Chronology for Climate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset from Four Holes Swamp, South Carolina. The data provides parameters for climate reconstruction, covering the period from 949 to -35 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) maintains this archived study, which was last updated in 1985.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width parameters as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology time series with other paleoclimate records.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events in the South Carolina region from the provided year-by-year data.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate shifts using the site-specific tree ring record.

Strengths

• Time series spans approximately 984 years (949 to -35 BP), providing a long-term climate record.
• Data is archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -35 BP (35 years before 1950), lacking recent historical and modern data.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Four Holes Swamp, South Carolina).
• The dataset's last update was in 1985, indicating potential staleness in metadata or documentation.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

949 to -35 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Four Holes Swamp, South Carolina, United States of America.