Tree ring data from the Niobrara Valley Preserve in Nebraska provides a paleoclimate record spanning 408 calendar years, from 361 BC to 47 AD. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in 1997.
Use Cases
- Analyze annual tree ring width variations to reconstruct past climate conditions like precipitation or temperature.
- Compare the Niobrara Valley chronology with other regional tree ring series to identify broader climate events.
- Use the time-series data to calibrate or validate climate models for the period from 361 BC to 47 AD.
- Study the response of Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) to environmental stressors over a 408-year period.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 408-year period (361 BC to 47 AD).
- Geographic location is precisely defined as the Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1997.
- Sample size and specific tree ring parameters (e.g., width, density) are unknown.
- Coverage is limited to a single geographic site in Nebraska.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- 361 BC to 47 AD (calendar years before present).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska, United States.