480 years of tree-ring width measurements from Almagre Mountain, Colorado, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information as part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1980.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation patterns by analyzing the time-series of tree-ring width.
- Calibrate climate models using the high-resolution proxy data covering 480 years before present.
- Study the response of high-altitude tree growth to climate forcing events recorded in the ring-width chronology.
- Compare this Colorado chronology with other North American tree-ring datasets for regional climate analysis.
Strengths
- Covers a 480-year time period from 450 to -30 calendar years before present.
- Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive.
Limitations
- Data recency is unclear as the record was last updated in the NOAA system in 1980.
- Specific sample size, replication statistics, and measurement details are not provided in the input.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology), measuring ring width.
- Time Range
- 450 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Almagre Mountain, Colorado, United States of America.