Arizona Ponderosa Pine Tree-Ring Chronology 290 to -36 BP

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree-ring dataset from the Girl's Ranch site in Arizona, United States. The chronology covers 326 years, from 290 to -36 calendar years before present. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1986.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past climate conditions, such as precipitation or temperature, using the annual tree-ring width series.
• Calibrating and validating climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy record with instrumental data.
• Analyzing the frequency and severity of historical drought events in Arizona from the tree-ring growth patterns.
• Studying the long-term growth trends of Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) in a specific Arizona location over three centuries.

Strengths

• 326-year chronology provides a multi-century climate proxy record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1986, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent methodological revisions.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Girl's Ranch) in Arizona, reducing broad regional applicability.
• Specific parameters, measurement methods, and sample depth are not detailed without examining full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) from Pinus ponderosa samples.

Time Range

290 to -36 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Girl's Ranch site, Arizona, United States Of America.