NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology dataset for Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) from Jefferson County, Colorado. The data covers the period from 400 to -37 calendar years before present (BP), representing a 437-year record. The dataset is maintained by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1987.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dates or validate other paleoclimate proxies using the established 437-year timeline.
- Analyze growth response patterns to specific historical climate events recorded in the ring measurements.
Strengths
- 437-year continuous chronology from 400 to -37 BP.
- Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last documented update in 1987.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single species (PIPO) in Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and raw data formats are not provided in the metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 400 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America.