Tree Ring Chronology from Jumbo Pass in British Columbia

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring chronology dataset from Jumbo Pass, British Columbia, Canada. It provides proxy climate data covering a period from 560 to -47 calendar years before present. The data was contributed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1997.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models using the high-resolution annual proxy data from 560 to -47 BP.
• Study regional environmental history and forest growth patterns specific to the British Columbia site.
• Perform cross-dating with other chronologies using the standardized tree ring index values.

Strengths

• Time-series covers 607 calendar years of proxy climate data.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1997.
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and raw data formats are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

560 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Jumbo Pass, British Columbia, Canada.