Wellington Tree Ring Chronology from 454 to 198 BP

Tree ring data from a site at Tonks Avenue in Wellington, New Zealand, provides paleoclimate parameters. The chronology covers a period from 454 to 198 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Analyze tree ring width variations to infer past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation.
• Establish a local dendrochronological timeline for Wellington using the provided year-by-year data.
• Correlate the tree ring parameters with other regional paleoclimate proxies for cross-validation.
• Study the growth response of Agathis australis (Kauri) trees to environmental changes over a 256-year period.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 256-year period from 454 to 198 BP.
• Associated with the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Focuses on a single geographic location (Wellington, NZ) for localized analysis.

Limitations

• The exact number of tree ring samples, measurement parameters, and data rows is unknown.
• The temporal coverage is relatively short for some long-term climate trend analyses.
• Data may represent only one tree species (Agathis australis) at one site, limiting geographic generalization.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

454 to 198 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Tonks Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand.