Tree ring data from the Rainbow Falls Trail site in Tennessee, United States, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The chronology covers a 310-year period from 265 to -45 calendar years before present. This archived study is provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width chronology.
- Calibrate the tree-ring chronology against other regional paleoclimate proxies for the specified 310-year period.
- Study climate sensitivity and growth patterns of tree species at the Rainbow Falls Trail geographic location.
- Validate climate model simulations for the southeastern U.S. using the dated proxy record.
Strengths
- Data spans a specific 310-year period from 265 to -45 BP.
- Geographic location is precisely defined as Tennessee, United States.
- Archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -45 BP, providing no data for recent centuries.
- The dataset is specific to a single site (Rainbow Falls Trail), limiting regional representativeness.
- Metadata from 1995 indicates the data has not been updated with modern reanalysis techniques.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring sampling and analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 265 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Rainbow Falls Trail, Tennessee, United States of America.