Tree Ring Chronology from Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest (166 to -47 BP)

Tree ring width chronology data from the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in North Carolina, USA. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives this paleoclimatology study, which covers a period from 166 to -47 calendar years before present. The data was last updated in the repository in 1997.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the precisely dated tree ring sequence.
• Analyze long-term forest growth patterns and responses to historical climate events from the ring width parameter.
• Compare this North American tree ring chronology with other proxy records for hemispheric climate studies.

Strengths

• Covers a 213-year period (166 to -47 BP) for climate reconstruction.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 213-year window, not continuous to present.
• Data is geographically limited to a single forest site in North Carolina, USA.
• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last repository update in 1997.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

166 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1997-01-01

Geography

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