Helen's Dome Tree Ring Chronology for Arizona Paleoclimate

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from Helen's Dome in Arizona. The dataset covers a time period from 230 to -37 calendar years before present. It was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term climate trends in Arizona from the tree-ring parameter data.

Strengths

• Data spans 267 calendar years (230 to -37 BP).
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1987.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and geographic precision are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Arizona, United States Of America.