Tree ring width data from a Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) site in Rito de los Frijoles, New Mexico. The chronology covers a 245-year period from 223 to -22 calendar years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate conditions, such as precipitation or temperature, using annual tree ring width variations.
- Calibrate the chronology with other proxy records using the provided calendar year before present (BP) time axis.
- Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors for Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) in a specific New Mexico location.
- Validate or extend regional climate models with a 245-year high-resolution proxy record.
Strengths
- 245-year continuous chronology providing multi-century climate context.
- Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- The temporal coverage ends at -22 BP, limiting analysis of the most recent centuries.
- Data is from a single tree species at one site, limiting geographic representativeness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 223 to -22 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Rito de los Frijoles, New Mexico, United States.