290 calendar years before present of tree ring data from the Santa Ana Mountains in California. The dataset is part of the NOAA Paleoclimatology archive, contributed by Biondi and last updated in 1995.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct annual climate variables like precipitation or temperature using tree-ring width series.
- Calibrate regional dendrochronological models by comparing this chronology with other California tree-ring records.
- Analyze climate anomalies during the period 290 to -45 BP using the dated tree-ring sequences.
- Validate paleoclimate proxy data for Southern California against instrumental climate records.
Strengths
- Time series coverage spans 335 years from 290 to -45 BP.
- Data originates from the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Geographic location is precisely specified as the Santa Ana Mountains, California.
Limitations
- Data staleness is high, with a last update date of 1995.
- Specific data parameters, row counts, and file formats are unknown.
- The calendar year range includes negative values (-45 BP) which may require careful interpretation.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- 290 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Santa Ana Mountains, California, United States Of America.