Tree ring width measurements from Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) in Susanville, California, used for climate reconstruction. The chronology spans 478 years, from 465 to -13 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, with a last update recorded in 1963.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies from annual tree ring width series.
- Calibrate climate proxy models by comparing the ring width chronology with instrumental climate records.
- Analyze growth trends and extreme climatic events (e.g., droughts) encoded in the ring width data over a 478-year period.
- Validate regional climate model simulations for California using the multi-century paleoclimate record.
Strengths
- Chronology covers a 478-year time period (465 to -13 BP).
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -13 BP (1963 CE), providing no data for recent decades.
- Sample size and replication statistics for the underlying tree cores are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Susanville, California).
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa).
- Time Range
- 465 to -13 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Susanville, California, United States of America.