Galloping Mountain Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Analysis

Tree ring width measurements from Galloping Mountain in British Columbia, Canada, provide a 283-year chronology from 236 to -47 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This paleoclimatology study was last updated in 1997.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width time-series as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate the chronology against other regional paleoclimate records using the documented calendar year BP time range.
• Analyze growth patterns and climate sensitivity for the tree species at the specified geographic location in British Columbia.

Strengths

• Covers a 283-year time period (236 to -47 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1997.
• The specific tree species, sample depth, and measurement parameters are not detailed in 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

236 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1997-01-01

Geography

Galloping Mountain, British Columbia, Canada.