North Carolina Tree Ring Chronology from Thomas Divide Trail

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from the Thomas Divide Trail in North Carolina, USA. The chronology covers a 159-year period from 170 to 11 calendar years before present. It was created by Young and is maintained by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree ring width series.
• Calibrate climate models for the southeastern US using the 159-year proxy record.
• Study the response of tree growth to specific historical climate events captured in the ring chronology.
• Compare this North Carolina chronology with other regional tree ring datasets to identify broader climate patterns.

Strengths

• 159-year continuous chronology from 170 to 11 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage is relatively short for paleoclimate studies at 159 years.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site in North Carolina.
• The dataset's last known update was in 1939, indicating potential staleness in metadata or curation.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

170 to 11 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Thomas Divide Trail, North Carolina, United States Of America.