British Columbia Tree Ring Chronology From 379 to 49 BCE

A paleoclimatology dataset from British Columbia, Canada, containing tree ring parameters for climate reconstruction. The data spans 428 years from 379 to 49 calendar years before present (BP). It is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other proxy records for the period.
• Analyze growth trends and extreme events from the ring data to infer historical ecological conditions.

Strengths

• Data covers a 428-year time period for long-term trend analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends 49 years BP, limiting analysis of the most recent two millennia.
• Specific sample size, geographic precision, and measurement parameters are unknown from metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

379 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

British Columbia, Canada.