Tree ring width data from Ponderosa Pine (PSME) specimens in Utah's White Canyon provides a 625-year climate proxy record. The chronology spans from 603 to 22 calendar years before present, created by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. This archived study is part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past precipitation or drought indices by analyzing annual tree ring width variations.
- Calibrate climate models using the 625-year proxy record to validate simulations for the region.
- Study ecological response to climate events by correlating narrow ring sequences with known historical periods.
- Perform cross-dating with other regional chronologies using the shared time series of ring measurements.
Strengths
- 625-year continuous chronology from 603 to 22 BC provides a long-term baseline.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends over 2000 years ago, limiting analysis of recent climate trends.
- Geographic scope is restricted to a single canyon in Utah, reducing regional representativeness.
- Sample size and replication level of the underlying tree cores are unknown from the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Ponderosa Pine (PSME) specimens.
- Time Range
- 603 to 22 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- White Canyon, Utah, United States of America.