Red Butte II Tree Ring Chronology for Arizona Climate

Tree ring width measurements from a site in Arizona, United States. The chronology covers 527 years, from 502 to -25 calendar years before present. This archived study was contributed by Dean and is maintained by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation or temperature using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate and validate climate models by comparing simulated past conditions with the proxy data from this chronology.
• Analyze the frequency and severity of historical droughts in Arizona by examining patterns in the ring width record.
• Study ecological resilience by correlating the tree ring growth anomalies with known historical climate events.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 527 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -25 BP (1975 CE), making the record potentially stale for recent climate analysis.
• Data is from a single site (ITRDB AZ106), limiting spatial representativeness for regional studies.
• Specific measurement parameters, sample depth, and potential uncertainties are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis; data archived as part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Time Range

502 to -25 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Arizona, United States Of America.