Tree Ring Chronology from Agua Fria Ponderosa Pines

540 to -37 calendar years before present of tree ring width measurements from Ponderosa pines in New Mexico. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, contributed by Graybill and associated with the ITRDB site NM564. It was archived by NOAA NCEI, with a last update recorded in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology from site NM564 with other regional paleoclimate records.
• Analyze long-term growth trends and responses to environmental stressors in Ponderosa pine populations at the Agua Fria site.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal span of 577 years (540 to -37 BP).
• Part of the authoritative, curated NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology and International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) archives.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update in 1987, potentially missing modern methodological revisions.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (NM564) in New Mexico, limiting broad spatial analysis.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement statistics are unknown without accessing full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Ponderosa pines.

Time Range

540 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1987-01-01

Geography

Agua Fria, New Mexico, United States Of America (ITRDB site NM564).