Lower Current River Tree-Ring Chronology from Missouri (559-41 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from the Lower Current River in Missouri, United States. The dataset provides parameters for dendroclimatic reconstruction covering a 600-year period from 559 to 41 calendar years before present. Data are maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate parameters like precipitation or temperature from annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate regional climate models using the 600-year proxy record from calendar years 559 to 41 BP.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the JUVI (likely Juniperus virginiana) species as a response to environmental stressors.
• Correlate the Missouri tree-ring chronology with other paleoclimate proxies for North American climate patterns.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 600 calendar years (559 to 41 BP), providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Includes specific geographic location details for Missouri, United States.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last updated date of 1991-01-01, indicating no recent revisions.
• Sample size, tree core count, and specific measurement parameters are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Lower Current River, Missouri), restricting regional generalization.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the ITRDB (International Tree-Ring Data Bank) site MO042.

Time Range

559 to -41 in calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Missouri, United States Of America (specific location: Lower Current River).