Noon Creek Ponderosa Pine Tree Ring Chronology from Arizona

Tree ring data from a Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) site at Noon Creek, Arizona, covering 217 calendar years. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1987. It provides parameters for dendrochronological and paleoclimate analysis.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past climate conditions (e.g., precipitation, temperature) using tree ring width parameters.
• Calibrating regional climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with instrumental records.
• Analyzing long-term ecological growth trends for Ponderosa Pine in Arizona over a 217-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 217-year time period from 180 to -37 calendar years BP.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to 217 years, which is relatively short for some paleoclimate studies.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Noon Creek) in Arizona.
• The dataset was last updated in 1987, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent maintenance.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Noon Creek, Arizona, United States of America.