209 calendar years of tree ring data from the Northwest Territories, Canada, covering the period from 170 to -39 years before present. This paleoclimatology study was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1989.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other proxy records for the specified time period.
- Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest growth responses to historical climate events in the Northwest Territories.
Strengths
- 209-year time series coverage from 170 to -39 BP.
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1989.
- Sample size and specific parameters like tree ring width are not detailed in the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 170 to -39 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Northwest Territories, Canada.