Van Bibber Creek Tree Ring Chronology for Colorado Paleoclimate

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from the Van Bibber Creek site in Colorado. The data cover a period from 260 to -37 calendar years before present (BP), representing growth patterns of Ponderosa Pine (PIPO). This study was contributed by Graybill and is managed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology against instrumental records for the Colorado region.
• Analyze growth response and sensitivity of Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) to climatic stressors over a 297-year period.
• Establish a dated master chronology for cross-referencing with other ITRDB (International Tree-Ring Data Bank) series.

Strengths

• Data spans 297 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate proxy.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and ITRDB.
• Includes specific geographic location details for Colorado, United States.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -37 BP, making the most recent data over 2,000 years old.
• Sample size and replication statistics for the tree-ring series are unknown.
• Data is from a single site (Van Bibber Creek), limiting regional representativeness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology) for Ponderosa Pine (PIPO).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.