A tree-ring chronology from the Log Cabin Mine Road site near Tioga Pass in California's Sierra Nevada. The dataset covers 660 years, from 646 to 14 calendar years before present (BP), and is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data were published in 1964.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental climate records.
- Analyze the frequency and severity of historical drought events in the Sierra Nevada from the ring-width series.
- Establish cross-dating references for other paleoclimate studies in California using this master chronology.
Strengths
- Covers a 660-year time period from 646 to 14 BP.
- Sourced from NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's last update was in 1964, making it temporally stale.
- Specific sample depth, measurement methods, and raw data columns are not provided in the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 646 to -14 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Log Cabin Mine Road, Tioga Pass, California, United States.