Tree Ring Chronology From Rainbow Falls Trail In Tennessee

A 228-year tree-ring chronology from the Rainbow Falls Trail area in Tennessee, United States. The data covers the period from 255 to 28 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study is archived and provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width series.
• Calibrating the chronology against other regional records to validate dating and climate signals.
• Analyzing growth patterns within the 228-year series to identify periods of environmental stress or favorable conditions.

Strengths

• Covers a 228-year time series from 255 to 28 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement details are not provided in the input.
• The last update date of 1922-01-01 suggests the metadata record itself may be stale or incorrectly entered.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis.

Time Range

255 to 28 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Rainbow Falls Trail, Tennessee, United States of America.