NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree-ring chronology from the Ocmulgee River region in Georgia, USA. The data covers a 782-year period from 748 to 34 calendar years before present (BP). This study was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) in 1984.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past drought indices using tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with known historical climate events.
- Analyze long-term growth patterns in Southeastern US forests from the tree-ring parameter data.
Strengths
- 782-year temporal coverage from 748 to 34 BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data was last updated in 1984, potentially lacking modern analytical refinements.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single river region in Georgia, USA.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 748 to 34 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Ocmulgee River region, Georgia, United States of America.