Sierra Blanca Ruidoso Pine Tree Ring Chronology from 396 BC

429 years of tree ring data from Sierra Blanca Ruidoso in New Mexico, covering calendar years 396 BC to 33 BC. The dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and published in 1983. It contains parameters related to tree ring growth.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width or density parameters.
• Calibrate regional dendrochronological records using the 429-year chronology from Sierra Blanca Ruidoso.
• Analyze long-term environmental changes in New Mexico by examining tree ring growth patterns over centuries.

Strengths

• 429-year temporal coverage from 396 BC to 33 BC.
• Geographic location is precisely specified as Sierra Blanca Ruidoso, New Mexico.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1983.
• Specific parameters, row count, and file formats are unknown.
• Sample size and data completeness are not provided.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring study, dendrochronological analysis.

Time Range

396 BC to 33 BC (calendar years before present).

Freshness

1983-01-01

Geography

Sierra Blanca Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States Of America.