California Tree-Ring Width Chronology from 750 to -37 BP

Tree-ring width measurements from the Cirque Peak site in California, United States, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The chronology covers a period from 750 to -37 calendar years before present. Data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models using the high-resolution, annually resolved proxy data from this chronology.
• Study long-term ecological responses to climate change by examining growth trends in the ring-width parameter.
• Perform cross-dating with other regional tree-ring chronologies to validate and extend climate records.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 787 years (from 750 to -37 BP), providing a long-term climate record.
• Data is sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date recorded as 1987-01-01.
• Sample size, geographic representativeness, and potential class imbalance in ring-width series are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Cirque Peak, California, United States Of America.