New Zealand Tree Ring Chronology from 405 to 192 BC

Tree ring data from a New Zealand sample site provides a chronology spanning 213 years from 405 to 192 calendar years before present. The data is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The study type is designated as Tree Ring.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions using tree-ring width or density parameters.
• Calibrate regional climate models by analyzing the 213-year chronology.
• Compare paleoclimate signals from this New Zealand site with other Southern Hemisphere records.
• Validate radiocarbon dating or other chronological methods using the established tree-ring timeline.

Strengths

• Data spans a specific 213-year period (405 to 192 BP).
• Archived by an authoritative source, NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size or number of individual tree cores.
• Limited geographic scope to a single sample site in New Zealand.
• Time coverage is relatively short for some paleoclimate analyses.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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Time Range

405 to 192 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

New Zealand.