Santa Lucia Mountains Tree Ring Chronology from 120 BC to 45 AD

Tree ring parameters from Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) specimens in the Santa Lucia Mountains of California. The chronology spans from 120 BC to 45 AD, covering a 165-year period. The data was archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Analyzing annual tree ring width variations to reconstruct past climate conditions like precipitation.
• Correlating the tree ring chronology with other paleoclimate proxies for the California region.
• Studying the growth response of Pinus ponderosa to environmental changes over a 165-year historical period.

Strengths

• Time series covers a specific 165-year period from 120 BC to 45 AD.
• Data originates from NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is from a single tree species (Pinus ponderosa) at one location, limiting geographic representativeness.
• The dataset appears stale, with a last update date of 1995.
• Unknown row count and sample size prevents assessment of statistical robustness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

120 BC to 45 AD.

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Santa Lucia Mountains, California, United States.