Old Government House Tree Ring Chronology from New Zealand

429 to 153 calendar years before present tree ring parameters from a site in New Zealand. The data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service. The associated study type is Tree Ring.

Use Cases

• Analyze tree ring width variations to reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological methods using the established tree ring chronology.
• Compare this Southern Hemisphere tree ring series with Northern Hemisphere records to study global climate teleconnections.

Strengths

• Time series covers a specific period of 276 years (429 to 153 BP).
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• Sample size (number of trees or cores) and specific measured parameters are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Old Government House) in New Zealand.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

429 to 153 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

New Zealand.