Tree Ring Chronology from Hen Wallow Falls in Tennessee

Tree ring data from the Hen Wallow Falls site in Tennessee, United States, covering a period from 185 to -45 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study is archived and provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the chronology against known historical events using the provided calendar year BP time scale.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the tree ring series to identify extreme historical climate events.
• Compare this Tennessee site chronology with other regional chronologies for spatial climate pattern analysis.

Strengths

• Data covers a 230-year period (185 to -45 BP), providing a multi-century record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1995, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent curation.
• Specific sample size, measurement variables, and data formats are not described in the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Hen Wallow Falls, Tennessee).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

185 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Hen Wallow Falls, Tennessee, United States of America.