Little Whiskey Flat Tree-Ring Chronology from Nevada

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from the Little Whiskey Flat site in Nevada, USA. The data provides a 350-year record of tree-ring parameters from 336 to -14 calendar years before present. This study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy record with instrumental data for the region.
• Analyze the frequency of extreme climatic events, such as droughts, from the ring-width time series.
• Study ecological resilience by examining growth responses captured in the ring parameters over centuries.

Strengths

• Provides a 350-year continuous proxy record for climate reconstruction.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage ends 14 years before present (1964), lacking recent decades.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement details are not provided in the available metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Little Whiskey Flat) in Nevada.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

336 to -14 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Little Whiskey Flat, Nevada, United States of America.