Tree Ring Chronology From Zum Peak In British Columbia

248 to -47 calendar years BP of tree ring parameters from British Columbia, Canada. The dataset is part of the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive, classified as a Tree Ring study. It was last updated in 1997.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width data.
• Calibrate and validate climate models with proxy data from the 248 to -47 BP time period.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest response to historical environmental changes in British Columbia.

Strengths

• Provides proxy climate data covering a 295-year period from 248 to -47 calendar years BP.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1997.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data structure are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1997-01-01

Geography

Zum Peak, British Columbia, Canada.