Tree ring width measurements from a site in Colorado, United States, used for paleoclimate studies. The chronology covers 708 years, from 680 to 28 calendar years before present. The data was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1978.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the ring width chronology with known historical climate events.
- Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity for the specific tree species at the Dolores site.
- Establish a dated chronology for archaeological or geological studies in the Colorado region.
Strengths
- 708-year chronology providing a multi-century climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1978.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Colorado.
- The raw sample count and measurement resolution are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 680 to 28 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Colorado, United States of America.