Arizona tree ring chronology data from the Slate Mountain site, covering 324 years from 302 to -22 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The record was last updated in 1972.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation or temperature from the tree ring width series.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating models using the dated tree ring chronology.
- Analyze growth patterns and environmental stress events recorded in the Ponderosa pine ring sequences.
- Compare this chronology with other regional tree ring records to identify broader climate signals.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 324 years, providing a multi-century climate proxy.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1972.
- The sample size (number of tree cores) and specific site details are unknown from the input.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collected from Ponderosa pine (PIPO) trees.
- Time Range
- 302 to -22 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Slate Mountain, Arizona, United States.