NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from the Ocala National Forest in Florida. The chronology covers a 160-year period from 117 to -43 calendar years before present. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, with a last update recorded in 1993.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past precipitation or drought indices for Florida using annual tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology against known historical climate periods.
- Analyze growth anomalies within the 160-year series to identify specific years of environmental stress.
- Cross-date this Florida chronology with other regional tree ring datasets to validate climate signals.
Strengths
- Data spans a continuous 160-year period from 117 to -43 BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 160-year window, not a long-term millennial-scale record.
- Data has not been updated since 1993, potentially lacking modern reanalysis or calibration.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 117 to -43 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Ocala National Forest, Florida, United States.