Wellington Tree Ring Chronology from 496 to 81 BP

Tree ring parameters from a site at Tonks Avenue in Wellington, New Zealand, spanning 415 years from 496 to 81 calendar years before present. The data is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width or density parameters.
• Calibrating regional New Zealand dendrochronology models with a 415-year chronology.
• Analyzing climate event frequency over the 496-81 BP period using the time-series data.

Strengths

• 415-year temporal coverage from 496 to 81 BP.
• Geographic location precisely specified as Tonks Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand.

Limitations

• Unknown row count and specific column parameters.
• Data coverage ends 81 years before present, limiting analysis of the most recent centuries.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection.

Time Range

496 to 81 calendar years before present (BP).

Geography

Tonks Avenue, Wellington, New Zealand.