Tree ring width measurements from East Tasmania provide a proxy record for historical climate conditions. The data covers a period from 520 to -44 calendar years before present, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This dataset was last updated in 1994.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature and precipitation anomalies by analyzing tree-ring width time-series.
- Calibrate climate proxy models using the dated tree-ring chronology from East Tasmania.
- Study long-term climate trends in Australasia over the 564-year period covered by the record.
- Validate regional climate model simulations against empirical tree-ring width data.
Strengths
- Data spans a continuous 564-year period (520 to -44 BP).
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data recency is low, with a last update recorded in 1994.
- Specific sample size, geographic precision, and measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring measurements (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 520 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- East Tasmania, Australia.