Blanca Peak Tree Ring Chronology from 770 to 44 BCE

A tree-ring chronology from the Blanca Peak region of Colorado, United States, covering 814 years from 770 to 44 BCE. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service. The original data collection and study were last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the annual tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with other proxy records for the period 770-44 BCE.
• Analyze the frequency and severity of historical drought events in Colorado from the ring-width data.
• Study forest growth responses to climate forcing over an 814-year period in a high-altitude environment.

Strengths

• Covers an 814-year time series from 770 to 44 BCE.
• Provides a high-resolution annual climate proxy for a specific geographic location.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with the last update recorded in 1994.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Blanca Peak, Colorado).
• The raw data format and specific measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

770 to -44 calendar years BP (Before Present, 1950), equivalent to 770 BCE to 44 BCE.

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Blanca Peak, Colorado, United States of America.