Grassy Lake Tree Ring Chronology from Arkansas

Tree ring data from Grassy Lake, Arkansas, provides a climate proxy record spanning 214 years, from 184 to -30 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This specific chronology was published in 1980.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the chronology against known climate events within its 214-year time range.
• Analyze growth patterns in the tree ring parameters to infer local environmental stress.

Strengths

• Covers a 214-year time period (184 to -30 BP).
• Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1980.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Arkansas.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1980-01-01

Geography

Grassy Lake, Arkansas, United States.