Cathedral Pines Tree Ring Chronology For Maine Climate Reconstruction

Tree ring data from Cathedral Pines, Maine, spans 179 years from 156 to -23 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archives this paleoclimatology study for climate reconstruction. The dataset was last updated in 1973.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing tree ring width series.
• Calibrate climate models using the 179-year chronology as a proxy for pre-instrumental climate conditions.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate events using the dated tree ring record.
• Compare this Maine chronology with other regional tree ring datasets to analyze spatial climate patterns.

Strengths

• Chronology covers a 179-year time period for climate analysis.
• Data is archived and curated by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -23 BP (approximately 1973 CE), lacking recent decades.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Cathedral Pines, Maine).
• Sample size and replication statistics for the tree ring series are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

156 to -23 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Cathedral Pines, Maine, United States.