Tree Ring Chronology for Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in North Carolina

NOAA NCEI archives this tree ring dataset from the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in North Carolina, USA. It provides a 191-year chronology covering the period from 213 to 22 calendar years before present (BP). The data was contributed by researcher Stahle and is managed by the NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical climate variables like precipitation or temperature from the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate and validate climate models using the precisely dated 191-year chronology as a proxy record.
• Analyze forest growth patterns and responses to environmental stressors within the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest geographic location.
• Compare this North Carolina tree ring series with other regional chronologies to study spatial climate patterns.

Strengths

• 191-year continuous chronology from 213 to 22 BP provides a multi-century climate proxy.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Precise geographic location specified for the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in North Carolina.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends 22 years BP, limiting analysis of the most recent centuries.
• Sample size, tree core count, and measurement parameters are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single forest site in North Carolina, USA.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology), likely from core samples.

Time Range

213 to 22 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, North Carolina, United States Of America.