Rio Grande Tree Ring Chronology from 846 to 39 BC

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring dataset from the Rio Grande-Fort Burgwin site in New Mexico. The chronology covers 885 years, from 846 to 39 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information published this data in 1989.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate and validate climate models by comparing simulated past conditions with the tree-ring proxy record.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events, such as multi-decadal droughts, within the 885-year chronology.
• Study the response of regional tree species to historical climate forcing over nearly nine centuries.

Strengths

• Time series spans 885 years, providing a long-term paleoclimate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1989.
• The specific parameters and measurement methods are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

846 to 39 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Rio Grande-Fort Burgwin site, New Mexico, United States.