New Zealand Mangawhero Tree Ring Chronology from 288 to -26 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Mangawhero River Basin in New Zealand. The chronology covers 314 years, from 288 to -26 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) compiled and published this data.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate models using tree ring width as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation in New Zealand.
• Analyzing growth anomaly patterns in the LIBI species chronology to identify volcanic or climatic events.
• Cross-dating the ITRDB NEWZ012 series with other regional chronologies to validate historical climate reconstructions.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 314 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1976, indicating potential methodological staleness.
• Specific sample size, geographic precision, and measurement parameters are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the LIBI species.

Time Range

288 to -26 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Mangawhero River Basin, New Zealand.