Greenbriar Tree Ring Chronology For Tennessee Paleoclimate

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology provides a tree ring chronology from the Greenbriar site in Tennessee, United States. The dataset covers a time period from 309 to 20 calendar years before present. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information as part of their World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies for Tennessee using annual tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology against known historical climate events within its 289-year span.
• Analyze growth response patterns to environmental stressors documented in the tree ring parameters for the specific geographic location.

Strengths

• Time series spans 289 calendar years (from 309 to 20 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's specific sample size (number of tree cores) and measurement parameters are unknown from the description.
• Temporal coverage ends at 20 years BP, which may not extend into the most recent centuries for contemporary climate analysis.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Tennessee, limiting regional representativeness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

309 to 20 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Tennessee, United States Of America.