Tucson Side Ponderosa Pine Tree Ring Chronology From 290 BC

290 to -37 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring width data from Ponderosa Pine trees near Tucson, Arizona. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, specifically the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection. It was contributed by researcher Graybill and archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation or temperature by analyzing the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or validate other paleoclimate proxies using the precisely dated tree-ring series.
• Study the response of Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) growth to historical climate events within the 327-year record.
• Perform cross-dating analysis to extend or validate other tree-ring chronologies from the Arizona region.

Strengths

• 327-year temporal coverage from 290 BC to AD 37.
• Data is part of the authoritative NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology and ITRDB archives.

Limitations

• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Tucson Side) in Arizona.
• The dataset was last updated in 1987, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement details are unknown without examining full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collected and contributed by researcher Graybill.

Time Range

290 to -37 calendar years BP (Before Present).

Freshness

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Geography

Arizona, United States of America.