Colorado Tree Ring Chronology from 370 to -14 BP

A 384-year tree ring chronology from Horsetooth Summit, Colorado, covering the period from 370 to -14 calendar years before present. The dataset contains parameters for tree ring analysis and is archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was published or last updated in 1964.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width parameters.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other proxy records for the 384-year period.
• Analyze growth patterns of Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSME) trees in Colorado to study ecological responses to past climate events.

Strengths

• Covers a 384-year time period from 370 to -14 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The core data is from 1964, making methodologies and metadata potentially outdated.
• Specific sample size, geographic precision, and measurement parameters are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology), specific methodology unknown.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Horsetooth Summit, Colorado, United States Of America.