Greenbriar Tree Ring Chronology For Tennessee Climate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from the Young - Greenbriar - QUPR site in Tennessee. The data provides a chronology covering 259 years, from 215 to -44 calendar years before present. It was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze growth patterns in the ITRDB TN017 series to identify periods of environmental stress.
• Establish a dated timeline for archaeological or geological studies in the Tennessee region using the provided calendar years BP.

Strengths

• Data spans a 259-year chronology from 215 to -44 BP.
• Curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1994, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and replication statistics are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection, likely from core samples.

Time Range

215 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1994.

Geography

Tennessee, United States Of America.