Ruidosa Ridge Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Analysis

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Ruidosa Ridge site in New Mexico. The chronology covers 393 years, from 371 to -22 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) published this data.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation or temperature from tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other paleoclimate proxy records.
• Analyze growth patterns and anomalies within the 393-year time series to identify extreme historical climate events.
• Study the response of PIED (Pinus edulis) tree species to environmental changes over centuries.

Strengths

• Time series spans 393 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1972, indicating the record may not reflect modern data standards or recent discoveries.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and replication statistics are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

371 to -22 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Ruidosa Ridge, New Mexico, United States of America.