Ponderosa Pine Tree Ring Chronology From New Mexico

A tree-ring chronology from the Mimbres Junction site in New Mexico, United States, collected by Graybill. The data covers 316 calendar years, from 280 to -36 years before present (BP). This archived paleoclimatology study is maintained by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like precipitation by analyzing annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating sequences using the dated tree-ring chronology as a reference.
• Study long-term ecological trends in ponderosa pine forests by examining growth patterns over centuries.

Strengths

• Covers a 316-year time period, providing a multi-century environmental record.
• Data is archived and curated by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1986, indicating potentially outdated collection and processing methods.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data formats are not provided in the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in New Mexico, reducing regional generalizability.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology) from ponderosa pine trees.

Time Range

280 to -36 calendar years BP.

Freshness

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Geography

Mimbres Junction, New Mexico, United States of America.