Missouri Tree Ring Chronology from 286 to -42 Years BP

328 years of tree ring data from the White Ranch State Forest in Missouri, United States, covering the period from 286 to -42 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1992.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological methods by aligning the tree ring series with known time periods.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest responses to historical environmental changes in Missouri.

Strengths

• Data covers a 328-year time series from 286 to -42 years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1992.
• The geographic scope is limited to a single forest site in Missouri, limiting broader regional analysis.
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and potential missing values are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

286 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1992-01-01

Geography

White Ranch State Forest, Missouri, United States Of America.