Tree ring width measurements from a ponderosa pine (PSME) site in Pueblita Canyon, New Mexico. The chronology covers 408 years, from 380 to -28 calendar years before present. Data is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1978.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past drought indices by analyzing annual tree ring width variations.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating curves using the dated tree ring chronology.
- Study climate sensitivity of ponderosa pine growth in a semi-arid canyon environment.
- Compare this site's growth pattern with other regional tree ring chronologies for spatial climate analysis.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 408 calendar years, providing a multi-century record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA/NCEI Paleoclimatology program.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1978.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single canyon site in New Mexico.
- Sample size and replication depth for individual years are unknown from metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring measurements collected from ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa, PSME) samples.
- Time Range
- 380 to -28 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Pueblita Canyon, New Mexico, United States.