Kane Spring Tree Ring Chronology From Utah For Paleoclimate Analysis

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from the Kane Spring site in Utah. The data covers a 526-year period from 505 to -21 calendar years before present (BP), providing proxy climate records. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring time-series data with instrumental records from the region.
• Analyze growth patterns in the tree-ring series to identify extreme drought or wet periods in Utah's history.
• Study the frequency of narrow or wide rings to infer past climatic stresses and ecological resilience.

Strengths

• Time-series covers a 526-year period (505 to -21 BP), offering a multi-century climate record.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage ends 21 years before 1950 (the 'present' reference), so it lacks very recent centuries.
• Specific sample depth, replication statistics, and measurement parameters are not provided in the basic description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

505 to -21 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Kane Spring site, Utah, United States of America.