Arkansas Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology provides a tree ring chronology from the Ridge House site in Arkansas. The dataset covers a 164-year period from 276 to 112 calendar years before present. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with other proxy records for the time period 276-112 BP.
• Analyze growth patterns to identify extreme drought or wet periods in Arkansas's historical climate.
• Establish a regional dendrochronological master chronology for cross-dating other samples from the southeastern U.S.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 164-year period (276 to 112 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Sample size and replication depth are unknown, limiting statistical confidence.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Arkansas.
• Data recency is unclear; the last platform update date is invalid (1838).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection via dendrochronology.

Time Range

276 to 112 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Arkansas, United States of America.