A tree-ring chronology from the Keystone Lake area in Oklahoma, United States, covering 372 years from 339 to -32 calendar years before present (BP). The dataset was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in 1982.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past precipitation or drought indices for Oklahoma using annual tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other regional paleoclimate proxies.
- Analyze long-term ecological growth patterns and responses to historical climate events recorded in the tree-ring series.
Strengths
- Covers a 372-year period, providing a multi-century climate record.
- Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -32 BP, making the most recent data over 2000 years old.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site at Keystone Lake, Oklahoma.
- Data was last updated in 1982, indicating no recent revisions or additions.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 339 to -32 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Keystone Lake, Oklahoma, United States Of America.