Tree ring data from Lykins Gulch, Colorado, covering 297 years from 260 to -37 calendar years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study is provided by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was archived in 1987.
Use Cases
- Analyze annual tree ring width variations to reconstruct past climate conditions for the Colorado region.
- Calibrate the tree ring chronology against known climate events using the provided calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
- Study the growth patterns of Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) trees in response to environmental factors over a 297-year period.
Strengths
- Data covers a 297-year time series from 260 to -37 calendar years BP.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -37 BP, making the most recent data over two millennia old.
- Sample size and replication statistics for the tree ring series are unknown.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single gulch site in Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 260 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Lykins Gulch, Colorado, United States of America.