Campito Mountain Tree-Ring Width Chronology For Paleoclimate Reconstruction

480 years of tree-ring width data from 450 to -30 calendar years before present, providing a proxy climate record. The dataset is a tree-ring chronology from Campito Mountain, California, archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was published as part of the PAGES North America 2K Version initiative.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the time-series of tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate the tree-ring width chronology against instrumental climate records to develop climate proxy models.
• Study long-term climate trends and variability in the California region over a 480-year period using the dated ring-width series.
• Integrate this site chronology into larger spatial networks like PAGES 2K to analyze continental-scale climate patterns.

Strengths

• Covers a 480-year time period (450 to -30 BP), providing a multi-century climate record.
• Part of the standardized PAGES North America 2K Version, ensuring interoperability for large-scale studies.
• Sourced from NOAA NCEI's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -30 BP (approximately 1980 CE), lacking recent decades for modern climate comparison.
• Single-site data from Campito Mountain, California, limiting spatial representativeness.
• Sample size (number of tree cores) and replication statistics are unknown from provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology), measuring ring widths.

Time Range

450 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Campito Mountain, California, United States of America.