Defiance Plateau Tree Ring Chronology from 330 to -22 BP

Arizona tree ring data provides a paleoclimate record for the Defiance Plateau region. The dataset covers a time period from 330 to -22 calendar years before present. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using annual tree ring width measurements.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest responses to climate events in the Defiance Plateau region.
• Calibrate and validate climate models with proxy data from the 352-year tree ring chronology.
• Study the frequency of extreme climatic events recorded in the tree ring series.

Strengths

• Data spans 352 calendar years from 330 to -22 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1972, indicating potential staleness in metadata or access methods.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data formats are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

330 to -22 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Defiance Plateau, Arizona, United States of America.