Tree Ring Width Chronology from Ned Tanks Site in New Mexico

Tree ring width measurements from the Ned Tanks site in New Mexico, United States, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The chronology covers 290 years, from 263 to -26 calendar years before present. Data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation from annual tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate the chronology against known climate events using its 290-year time range.
• Analyze growth patterns to infer historical environmental stress events at the site.
• Compare this site's chronology with other regional tree ring records for spatial climate analysis.

Strengths

• Data spans a 290-year chronology from 263 to -26 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -26 BP, providing no data for recent centuries.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in New Mexico.
• Sample size and replication statistics for the tree ring series are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

263 to -26 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Ned Tanks site, New Mexico, United States of America.