Quanah Mountain Tree Ring Chronology for Oklahoma Paleoclimate

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from Quanah Mountain, Oklahoma. It provides a 294-year chronology for climate reconstruction, covering the period from 264 to -30 calendar years before present. The data was published by NOAA NCEI and last updated in the system in 1980.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past precipitation and drought indices using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records for the Oklahoma region.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and variability from 264 to -30 BP through the time-series of ring parameters.
• Study the response of local tree species to historical climate events recorded in the ring data.

Strengths

• Covers a 294-year time period (264 to -30 BP) for long-term analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -30 BP (approximately 1980 CE), lacking recent decades.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and site details are not provided in the summary.
• Data was last updated in the catalog in 1980, indicating potential metadata staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

264 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Quanah Mountain, Oklahoma, United States of America.