Raquette Lake Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from Raquette Lake, New York. The dataset provides parameters for climate reconstruction covering a period from 165 to -23 calendar years before present. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree-ring width parameters as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records for the overlapping period.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events in the Northeastern US region from the provided time-series data.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate shifts using the dated tree-ring record.

Strengths

• Time-series coverage spans 188 calendar years (from 165 to -23 BP).
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1973, indicating potential staleness relative to modern methods.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Raquette Lake, New York, United States Of America.