Japanese Tree Ring Chronology from 375 to -49 BP

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information provides a paleoclimatology dataset of tree ring parameters from Japan, Eastern Asia. The data covers a 424-year time period from 375 to -49 calendar years before present. This archived study was last updated in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width or density parameters.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for the Eastern Asia region with proxy data spanning 424 years.
• Analyze long-term environmental history and ecological changes from the tree ring chronology record.
• Study the frequency and impact of historical climatic events, such as droughts, recorded in the tree ring series.

Strengths

• Covers a 424-year time period from 375 to -49 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1999.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and geographic precision 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

375 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Japan, Eastern Asia.