NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree ring chronology from New Zealand spanning 568 years, from 857 to 290 calendar years before present. The dataset was compiled by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It is archived as a Paleoclimatology Study.
Use Cases
- Analyzing annual tree ring width variations to reconstruct past climate conditions.
- Calibrating the chronology against other proxy records using the documented calendar years before present.
- Studying regional climate events in New Zealand over the documented 568-year period.
Strengths
- Time series covers 568 calendar years.
- Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement details are unknown.
- The temporal coverage ends at 290 BP, providing no data for more recent centuries.
- Geographic location is only specified as New Zealand, lacking precise site coordinates.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis.
- Time Range
- 857 to 290 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- New Zealand.