Porter's Creek Tree Ring Chronology For Tennessee Climate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Porter's Creek site in Tennessee. The dataset provides parameters for climate reconstruction covering a period from 250 to 26 calendar years before present. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width parameter as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology time series with instrumental records.
• Analyze long-term forest growth trends and responses to climate events from the dated ring sequences.
• Study regional climate coherence by comparing this Tennessee chronology with other North American tree ring datasets.

Strengths

• Time series covers a 224-year period (250 to 26 BP) for long-term analysis.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at 26 BP, providing no data for the most recent centuries.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Tennessee, reducing regional representativeness.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement methods are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

250 to 26 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Tennessee, United States Of America.