NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives tree ring data from Fool Creek in Colorado, United States. The time coverage spans from 726 to -43 calendar years before present (BP). This study is maintained by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze tree ring width variations to reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other dating methods using the provided calendar years before present (BP).
- Study long-term ecological changes in Colorado forests using the geographic location parameter.
- Validate climate model simulations for the North American region with historical proxy data from this time-series.
Strengths
- Data spans a long temporal range of 769 years (from 726 to -43 BP).
- Provided by an authoritative source, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Limitations
- The dataset appears to have no updates since its last recorded update in 1993.
- Specific data parameters, column names, and sample sizes are unknown from the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 726 to -43 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Fool Creek, Colorado, United States Of America.